Death and afterlife Flashcards
Matthew 25
parable of sheep and goats
luke 23
penitent thief
john 11
’ i am the resurrection and the life. the one who believes in me will live, even if they die’
matthew 6
sermon on the mount
‘your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’
bernard williams on heaven
if everything is so perfect, it would get boring after a while
proverbs 7
‘chambers of death’
Hick & universalism
believed all people will go to Heaven
thought hell was not part of a loving God’s plan
why are protestants against purgatory
believe it takes away the whole point of Jesus dying on the cross for the salvation of mankind
matthew 22
‘many are invited but few are chosen’
limited election
luke 16
rich man and lazarus
1 corinthians 15
“The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body”.
what is docetism
Christian sect which believed that Jesus was spiritually resurrected in a non-physical body which only had the appearance of being physical
believe jesus never had a human being
why was docetism seen as a heresy
goes against the Bible
‘the word was made flesh’
undermines meaning of crucifixion if Jesus’ suffering was not real
biblical evidence against purgatory
sheep and goats
there is no middle ground
why are protestants against purgatory
never in Bible
catholic corrupt sale of indulgences- priests accepted money to pray for relatives to leave purgatory faster
