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Self, death, and the afterlife - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Acknowledging, honouring, and reflecting the greatness, holiness and sovereignty of God
      - Acknowledging and proclaiming God's inherent glory
      - Humans are created in the image of God
        
        Reveal and bear witness to God's glory through words, actions, and attitudes that align with god's character and will
      - Live in a way that is pleasing to Him
      - Practical implications
        
        Public and private worship
        
        Serving others and showing love
        
        Reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship with other believers
        
        Stewardship of the earth
      - 'Whatever you do, do it all in the glory of God' - 1 Corinthians 10:31
    - - Sola fide
        
        Supports the idea of a direct, personal relationship with God, without the meditation of saints or priests
      - Sola scriptura
        
        The Bible in Protestantism is the primary means through which God speaks to believers
      - Prayer life
        
        Personal conversion - Evangelicalism
        
        Experiential aspects - Pentecostalism
        
        Active presence and gifts of the Holy Spirit - Charismatic Movement
  - - - Immediately after death, each soul undergoes an individual judgement by God where one's eternal destin is decided (heaven or hell)
      - All souls will be resurrected and judged publicly
      - Sacraments
        
        Eucharist
        
        Confession
        
        Anointing of the sick
      - Moral/ethical living
        
        Works of mercy
        
        Live according to the 10 Commandments
  - - - Biblical foundation
        
        Matthew 13
        
        Sermon on the Mount lays out the ethics of the Kingdom
      - Acts of service and love
    - - Inner Light
      - Commitment to peace and nonviolence
      - Social justice
      - Environmental stewardship
    - - Community engagement
      - Daily life and communal worship practices that emboy Kingdom ethics
      - Global solidarity
- - - - With eternal life envisioned not as a disembodied existence but as a transformed, resurrected life
  - - - Challenging dualistic views and affirming the body's goodness and future glorification
    - - With the bodies glorified, free from corruption and suffering
      - Yet still retaining their identity and continuity with their eternal life
    - - Emphasis on the resurrection of the flesh served as a counter to dualistic philosophies that devalued the material world and the body
  - - - Orientation shifts from self-centeredness and sin to Christ-centeredness and righteousness
    - - 4 characteristics of the resurrected body
        
        Imperishable
        
        Glorious
        
        Powerful
        
        Spiritual
    - - Reflect the glorified state of human beings in the afterlife
      - 4 characteristics of the resurrected body
        
        Subtlety (not obstructed by physical barriers)
        
        Agility (instantaneous movement)
        
        Clarity
        
        Impassibility (incapable of suffering)
  - - - Highlights the necessity of transformation
  - - - Literal
        
        Will involve a physical body
        
        Transformed
        
        Maintains continuity of our current bodily existence
      - Metaphorical/ symbolic
        
        Paul speaks more to the quality of life in the resurrected state, rather than physical properties
        
        Interpreting the resurrection in more spiritual or existential terms
    - - Aquinas' qualities of the resurrected body transcend ordinary physical limitations, but don't necessarily imply the body lacks physicality altogether
      - Is the 'spiritual body' a non-material, purely spiritual existence, or a material body that is spiritual in the sense that it is fully oriented and responsive to the Holy Spirit?
  - - - The soul survives death and will be reunited with a glorified body at the final resurrection
    - - Resurrection of the body and the immortality of the soul
    - - Vary
      - Bodily resurrection
      - Literal event
- - - - Catholicism
        
        Particular judgement
        
        Each soul undergoes judgement immediately after death
        
        Purgatory
        
        A state of purification for souls destined for heaven but still need purification from sin
        
        Final judgement
        
        The deeds of each person will be revealed and the righteous united with Christ in glory
      - Protestantism
        
        Immediate judgement
        
        Judgement occurs immediately upon death, with souls going directly to heaven or hell based on faith in Christ
        
        Rejection of purgatory
        
        Final judgement
        
        Emphasise its role in vindicating God's justice and mercy
      - Impact on doctrine/ liturgy
        
        Sacraments
        
        Worship and preaching
    - - Physical
        
        Bodily resurrection emphasises a physical reality
        
        Influences environmental ethics, encouraging stewardship of the earth as God's creation destined for renewal
      - Spiritual
        
        Shape personal spirituality
        
        Share a spiritual connection across time and space
      - Psychological
        
        Emotions like hope in eternal bliss or fear of judgement
        
        Contribute to a sense of identity and purpose
      - Quakers
        
        Emphasises the inward and experiential aspect of faith
        
        Inward light
        
        Heaven as a present reality
        
        The possibility of experiencing a form of heaven here and now
        
        Emphasises the Kingdom of God as a present and living reality
        
        Heaven can be experienced in this life through spiritual communion with God
        
        Hell
        
        The condition of being separated from God's presence
        
        Spiritual alienation
        
        Implications
        
        Social justice
        
        Peace
        
        Environmental stewardship