Death and the Afterlife

Question 1

Catholic beliefs

Answer 1

.Death is not the end of our existence
.Those who believe in Jesus will have eternal life
.They will go on to live with God in heaven

Question 2

What does the Nicene Creed say about life after death?

Answer 2

.Nicene Creed says how Jesus rose form the dead and that there is a life after death

Question 3

What is St Pauls explanation?

Answer 3

.St Paul explains life after death in his first letter to the Corinthians
.In 1 Corinthians, Paul teaches that Jesus rose form the dead and that what happened to Jesus will also happen to his followers, we will have a resurrection like Jesus with a body given to us by God, it will be a glorified body

Question 4

Who believes in a soul?

Answer 4

.Christians, Jews and Islamic people all believe in a soul

Question 5

What is immortality of the soul?

Answer 5

.Most Christians believe in the immortality of the soul, when the body dies the soul leaves it to live with God

Question 6

What is the opposing view to immortality of the soul?

Answer 6

.Other christians say the soul and body are one and cannot be separated, they are separated at death but then reunited on judgement day

Question 7

Humanist and atheist beliefs

Answer 7

.Humanists and atheists are materialists, we have no soul and only one life – death is death

Question 8

What is the Sikh and Hindu belief?

Answer 8

.Sikhs and Hindus believe in reincarnation, our soul is passed onto another body at death and which body depends on our present life actions