Explain two contrasting beliefs about the afterlife
(5 marks – include a quote from the Bible)

quote-

"In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.""Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.""The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was being tormented""I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting""All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation: but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of Heaven."

Explanation:

Christians believe that all humans have a soul. They believe the soul to be a non-physical part of humans that lives on after the death of the physical body. Many believe that it is the soul that will live on in the afterlife.People's time on Earth will be judged by God and this will determine what happens to the soul in the afterlife. Most Christians believe that they will either go to Heaven or to Hell. However, if they have sinned then their soul may go to a place known as Hell. Hell is where they are separated from God and experience torment. Some Christians believe it is just the soul which is resurrected and goes onto the afterlife, whereas others believe that the body will be resurrected and will go to the afterlife.

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