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In reply to the discussion: Tea party activist: ‘Jesus Christ is weeping in heaven’ over pope’s criticism of capitalism' [View all]Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)I suppose someone like that might just cease to exist.
But people who think they are all "buddy-buddy" with Jesus and say, "Lord, Lord, when did we see YOU hungry or in jail etc" are the subject of Matthew 25. They think if they go to church, donate to the right charities and be seen in all the right places that their superficial commitment to their faith is enough.
It's like thinking one can buy a Stairway to Heaven. Jesus was ragging on the rich who were hoarding their wealth and treating the poor and servants like subhumans most of the time, but throwing money around publicly so they still "looked like good little Pharisees" obeying all the laws on the surface, but doing all kinds of evil in private.
But the second part addresses people who do good because they care about others. THOSE people belong in Heaven, but if someone entirely rejects the idea of it, not sure what happens there. One of my favorite movies is "What Dreams May Come" because I think we do a lot to create our own Heaven or Hell even here on Earth.
I think going to Heaven is about evolving to our "spirit self" and leaving the mortal stuff behind. Becoming beings of consciousness and light. Maybe I'll wind up in Hell because I don't believe perfectly, but I doubt it. It's a big universe, if people aren't actively behaving evilly or just ignoring the whole issue of doing good onto others, I think something good will happen when they pass on because I think people's energy continues in some fashion with or without the baggage we accumulate on Earth.
Those who can let go move on to a place of peace and understanding because that is what they want most of all deep down in their heart of hearts and from the very bottom of their soul.
Those who can't let go, take their wars and pain with them and create their own hell. That's what I think.