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Death and the Afterlife - Coggle Diagram
Death and the Afterlife
The Sheep and The Goats
People who have helped normal people have helped Jesus Christ and are blessed, but those who have not looked after those in need will be condemned.
Matthew 25:40 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did ofr me'
A shepherd protects his sheep who follow him, and leaves the goats alone who have to look after themselves
'All the nations will be gathered before him' = all people Christians and non-Christians will be judged
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Limited Election
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Augustine + Calvin= That God knows in advance who will be saved but also that he chooses who to be saved
Unlimited Election
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Barth-'There is no condemnation, for those that are in Jesus Christ'
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Purgatory
State of preparation for heaven, not a waiting room for judgement
Redemption= having a debt paid off; in Christian contexts, the debt of Original Sin
Hick= our journey of Soul-Making continues in purgatory after death where universal salvation in the ultimate victory which preserves the central message of Christianity
Hell
'a willful turning away from God (mortal sin) is necessary and persistence in it until the end' Catechism of the Catholic Church 1037
Traditional Views= Physical state where its considered to be eternal separation from God, so separation from everything that is good and God-made. (CS Lewis)
Other understandings= Spiritual state for the soul psychological suffering or separation from God, so not God made as this would prove he is not all-loving.
Heaven
Beatific Vision= State of eternal happiness when we come face-to-face with God and exist eternally in his presence
'meeting with the Father which takes place in the risen Christ through the communion of the Holy Spirit' Pope John Paul II