Immortal souls and other stuff

[LovesOSU]

I know the biggest argument for Christian faith is that you get to go to heaven but I am really confused about this concept.

Why would anyone want to have an immortal soul? That sounds incredibly exhausting to me, like not being able to sleep. Isn't 70 or so years enough? Why would anyone want 1,000 plus years- no matter how good they are and how much time you got to spend with Jesus?

It also sounds like it would detract from the meaning of life. Life is meaningful because you only have a certain amout of time to spend and a certain time to accomplish things.

Besides worship, the things that make life interesting are work, adventure, and spending time with friends and family. If you had forever to do anything, wouldn't that take away from the weight of the moment?

I know Christians are incredibly passionate about their faith, and I highly respect you for being so passionate about what you believe in. I am just wondering what gives you all that passion?

 

[zaksmummy]

The reason we have an immortal soul is because we are created in the image of God and he is immortal/eternal, which ever word you prefer to use.

When we get to be with Jesus, we will be more like him in every respect, so whereas now we struggle with our sin, then we will not because the bible says that we will be changed to be like him and clothed in immortality.

Have you every watched Star Trek Insurrection? One of the main characters Anij says to Capt Pickard that when you stop worring about time you live every second in the moment. Thats how I think of heaven. If you havent seen it I highly recommend it, just for this line!

Jesus says that when we believe in him he lives in us and we in him. This is a very mystical concept and not one that can be explained easily, but I think this is what gives us our passion. We have the living God within us who created us for life, this is his main aim - to give us life.

I hope this helps a little bit

 

[drich0150]

I know the biggest argument for Christian faith is that you get to go to heaven but I am really confused about this concept.

Why would anyone want to have an immortal soul? That sounds incredibly exhausting to me, like not being able to sleep. Isn't 70 or so years enough? Why would anyone want 1,000 plus years- no matter how good they are and how much time you got to spend with Jesus?

Not all do. That is why their is a Hell. God will not force anyone to goto Heaven.

It also sounds like it would detract from the meaning of life. Life is meaningful because you only have a certain amount of time to spend and a certain time to accomplish things.

Do you honestly believe that your understanding of "Life" encompasses every aspect of it? That their is nothing beyond your 'complete' understanding of it?

Besides worship, the things that make life interesting are work, adventure, and spending time with friends and family. If you had forever to do anything, wouldn't that take away from the weight of the moment?

Perhaps that is why their is also an infinite universe out there.

I know Christians are incredibly passionate about their faith, and I highly respect you for being so passionate about what you believe in. I am just wondering what gives you all that passion?

The Holy Spirit.