Through the belief in redemptive suffering, the adherents do not require euthanasia and the notion of euthanasia becomes redundant for true believers in Christ. Redemptive suffering in the case of Christ paying the price for sin by giving his life for others.
Those saved enjoy some benefits here on earth during their pilgrimage. Salvation is not just an experience for the afterlife; it involves the "first fruits" of blessedness, that is, a proper relationship with God, a gradual transformation into the likeness of Christ, and the filling of the Holy Spirit.. After death, an eternal life awaits Traditionally, Protestants believe in a judgment day at the end of history. On this day all the people that have died throughout human history will be resurrected, and will possess some sort of physical body that will resemble but yet be different from the body possessed during their earthly existence. This is something I found extremely shocking, because although I am a Christian with no denomination, I never really thought about what would happen to your body other than decaying into the ground, and your spirit going to heaven or
However, the Bible states that, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Psalm 19:1). Nature is not solely decoration; it glorifies God and shows His splendor. Another difference between the poem and a Christian’s view on death is regarding the purpose of life and death. In the poem, it seems that the only point in life is to complete the circle of life, that in the end “Earth… shall claim/ Thy growth” (22-23) and “shalt thou go/ To mix for ever with the elements” (25-26). There is no real hope of redemption, only the prospect of spending eternity in silence with wise, once-famous people and letting one’s body become fodder for the earth in order to preserve another generation.
Just like a religious believer who states “god loves us” but can’t explain the contradiction of evil in the world, believers qualify their statements by explaining god’s love is not like humans love he calls this “death by a thousand qualifications”. Therefore religious language is meaningless. However religion has responded to the falsification principle. R.B Braithwaite argued that the falsification principle explains religious language as cognitive when it if in fact non cognitive and therefore cannot be falsified, religious language is therefore still meaningful. Hare also responds to the falsification principle, showing that religious statements are meaningful even though they cannot be falsified because they have a significant impact for the people using the statement.
Many religions, whether they believe in resurrection such as Christians and the Islamic faith or in reincarnation like many forms of Hinduism and Buddhism, believe that the status of an individual's afterlife is the reward or punishment, for how they have lived their life. Reincarnation is the idea that after biological death, the soul begins a new life in a new body. Alternatively, resurrection is the belief that after the body dies the soul ascends up to heaven, in a state of being with God. The debate of what happens after the body dies is widely debated amongst religion, however only one can be true. Therefore, which of these two concepts is more logically coherent?
Worth Dying For Life is a precious gift given to humankind by God. It leads to friendship, family, love and even more. Although life combines tragedy and splendor it is entirely worth living and no other human has the right to determine whether you live or die. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Reverend Hale tells Elizabeth Proctor “ No principle however glorious is worth dying for.” His argument that it is better to give false confession than to die for a principle of belief is incorrect. Throughout history there has been countless number of people who have died for giving the truth other than denying their belief.
Instead it means than humanity is only saved by the free grace and mere good will of God and that whosoever believes in Christ and has faith may escape Hell. These concepts are illustrated throughout the works of Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Works Cited "Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-58, American Theologian and Metaphysician." The Columbia Encyclopedia. N.p. : Columbia UP, 2013.
“Many faith groups believe that human suffering can have a positive value for the terminally ill person and for caregivers. For them, suffering can be "a divinely appointed opportunity for learning or purification". A Roman Catholic document mentions that "some Christians prefer to moderate their use of painkillers, in order to accept voluntarily at least a part of their sufferings and thus associate themselves in a conscious way with the sufferings of Christ crucified" (Robinson, 2010). Also, traditions surrounding religion uphold the sanctity of human life. Therefore suicide or assistance in dying has been historically prohibited.
Proponents of assisted suicide believe that the church and state have no right to interfere with a person’s right to die. Opponents voice the opposite opinion; that no one, but God has the authority to determine when a person is to die (WiseGeek.com). Life is a gift from God and precious, to end it prematurely is to reject that gift (Mosser, K. 2010). Euthanasia is the process of painlessly helping a terminally ill person to die. Known also as assisted suicide or mercy killing, euthanasia is illegal for humans in the United States (WiseGeek.com).
In order for you to have a peaceful death you must have a peaceful life, and in order to have a peaceful life you must have God in you life. Most of the examples in this book dealt with an individual that did not make God the center of their life. So consequently when they learned they were going to die they did not have peace in their lives to deal with this news. Not only does it affect the one who is passing but also the family members. All of us have issues, some more serious than others.