Christian Beliefs On Afterlife And Life After Death

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Afterlife is referred to as life after death. Many people in the world have to believe that there is life after death. Some people believe that when you die, that’s it you body decays and you cease to exist while people who believe in life after death although your body may die and decay but your soul can live on. In others words you move on to a different kind of existence. It is the basic idea of life after death. Different religious have different concepts about life after death. They thought that part of human being that isn’t a part of the physical world. Most religion teaches that something happens to this soul after death. Some religion teaches that the soul is rewarded for the actions for the person on earth. Others teach that’s the …show more content…

• Many Christians believe that even those who have led sinful lives will find salvation because of Jesus Christ who crucified on cross for our lives.
• Roman Catholic also believes in a place or state of existence called purgatory. Here sins are punished before the soul is able to move on to heaven. This concept isn’t in the Bible so Protestants rejects it. God will judge you and decide whether you will go to heaven or hell.
Islam
• Everyone is afraid of dying. Muslims believe that death is a natural edge which leads to next step of existence of life after death Muslims believe that humans beings are Allah is the greatest creation.
• Allah created humans whose are more valuable in the eye of Allah and different from animals, because we know we will die
• Islam teaches that every soul is unique and has free spirit
• A key teaching of Islam is that we remain in the grave after death in a state called barazkh (the cold sleep) until the Day of Judgment, on this day, Allah will judge everyone and decide to put him in hell or heavens
• Faith in life after death has six important beliefs which is required for a Muslim to have complete faith, if a Muslim don’t follow the commandments of Allah will go to

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