_number8_@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoShouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?message-squaremessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1326file-text
arrow-up1326message-squareShouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?_number8_@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square134fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremac@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoDidn’t the Bible state that suicide is grounds for not getting into heaven?
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoThe bible considers it a sin, but sin doesn’t keep you out of heaven if you’re Christian, you basically just have to try and do better. The Catholic church decided it was a mortal sin, and because you didn’t have time to go to confession afterwards, you would go to hell. That’s a drastic oversimplification, but it is kind of the root of it.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI am aware of no such passage. Heaven didn’t occur to the people in that area until very late in the Bible writings. It is highly likely an introduction from the Greeks.
minus-squaremac@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThey definitely considered it a sin though? Even if not grounds for not getting into heaven due to it not existing to their knowledge.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoOh the theist consider it a sin but I am not aware of it being explicitly laid out as one in the Bible, could be wrong I admit. It makes sense when you think about it. You can’t have your slaves offing themselves.
Didn’t the Bible state that suicide is grounds for not getting into heaven?
The bible considers it a sin, but sin doesn’t keep you out of heaven if you’re Christian, you basically just have to try and do better.
The Catholic church decided it was a mortal sin, and because you didn’t have time to go to confession afterwards, you would go to hell.
That’s a drastic oversimplification, but it is kind of the root of it.
I am aware of no such passage. Heaven didn’t occur to the people in that area until very late in the Bible writings. It is highly likely an introduction from the Greeks.
They definitely considered it a sin though? Even if not grounds for not getting into heaven due to it not existing to their knowledge.
Oh the theist consider it a sin but I am not aware of it being explicitly laid out as one in the Bible, could be wrong I admit.
It makes sense when you think about it. You can’t have your slaves offing themselves.