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Recent content by prodigal_son1111

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    Purpose of This World

    Paradise and Hell in the Orthodox Tradition Thank you so much for this, genuinely. I believe it's what I am looking for. I was not raised Orthodox, but this one article seems more true than years of Protestant explanations. Where would you recommend I go to learn more about the Orthodox faith?
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    Purpose of This World

    Ecclesiastes talks much about this, 1:2, it starts immediately. However, it is resolved later in 2:24 "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God." I am just...
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    Purpose of This World

    My apologies I judged a book by it's cover, I'll make sure to read through before commenting next time.
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    Purpose of This World

    Thanks for this long and well thought out response, I appreciate you taking the time to type this up for me. Thanks all for this, it is always a good thing to focus on. I think I may have not articulated my point clearly, my apologies. All these answers are similar (it is good that we united...
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    Purpose of This World

    Hi, thanks for these resources, I will go through them. However, I am not questioning the existence of heaven and hell, but what that means for the significance of this life. Sorry if I am unclear.
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    Purpose of This World

    Thanks for the response. Be it heaven or a new Earth, my fundamental problem is with the transience of this Earth. In the face of an eternal world, this Earth seems insignificant to me.
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    Purpose of This World

    Hello Brothers and Sisters, I'm coming back to faith and I have been struggling with a question that seems basic but I am struggling to find an answer: "Heaven and Hell are eternal. If our ultimate fate is to reside in one of these two forever, why would come to this world in the first place...