life after death

Question 1

the 4 last things (catholic christianity)

Answer 1

death, judgment, heaven and hell.
- will happen to all people at death.

Question 2

immortality of the soul

Answer 2

even when the body ceases to function, the soul stays alive and exists in the afterlife. (resurrection)

Question 3

corinthians 15

Answer 3

st paul uses a seed to describe how the ‘new’ resurrected life is different but continues with our earthly life.

the seed becomes a plant, and if we did not know any better we would think a seed doesn’t come from a plant.

Question 4

particular judgment vs. final judgment

Answer 4

particular = faces a person immediately after they die.

final = everyone is judged at the end of time.

(some christians believe in 1 of these or both).

Question 5

judgment

Answer 5

god will judge all and decide their eternal destination - this is not a simple ‘weighing up’ of good vs. bad.
- the judgment is on how a person responds to god’s offer of salvation.

Question 6

physical ressurection

Answer 6

catholic and orthadox belief:
‘bodily resurrections’, we will rise in our bodies (in glorified states) like jesus.

Question 7

spiritual ressurection

Answer 7

anglican belief:
soul is condemned to heaven/hell.
“it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory” (1 corinthians 15:42-44)