Different views about the afterlife There has always been debate about what resurrection really means. If we are all physically resurrected, where is the place we will go to? How will we all recognise each other? Will we be resurrected in the body which died, which may be very damaged? These are some of the problems raised. Many Christians say that God has the answers, and human beings must trust in that as we cannot understand. There is no scientific proof of resurrection, nor evidence beyond the Biblical stories of, and earthly historical writings about Jesus. Many believe our souls are what live, not the physical body; the soul is eternal and it will be in heaven after the Judgement. This fits with what Jesus and St Paul said, whilst a physical resurrection does not. Increasing numbers of people ask to have humanist funerals when they die. Usually taking place at the cemetery or crematorium where the actual disposal of the body will take place, they focus on the dead person’s achievements in life. They think there is no afterlife, whereas a Christian funeral has references to the afterlife and resurrection. TASK 10: Explain the resurrection and the afterlife in the bubbles below!
Different views about the afterlife There has always been debate about what resurrection really means. If we are all physically resurrected, where is the place we will go to? How will we all recognise each other? Will we be resurrected in the body which died, which may be very damaged? These are some of the problems raised. Many Christians say that God has the answers, and human beings must trust in that as we cannot understand. There is no scientific proof of resurrection, nor evidence beyond the Biblical stories of, and earthly historical writings about Jesus. Many believe our souls are what live, not the physical body; the soul is eternal and it will be in heaven after the Judgement. This fits with what Jesus and St Paul said, whilst a physical resurrection does not. Increasing numbers of people ask to have humanist funerals when they die. Usually taking place at the cemetery or crematorium where the actual disposal of the body will take place, they focus on the dead person’s achievements in life. They think there is no afterlife, whereas a Christian funeral has references to the afterlife and resurrection. TASK 10: Explain the resurrection and the afterlife in the bubbles below!
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