End of life (Section C)

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End of life
- Hell
  - Traditional views
    - Indescribable torture for non believers
    - Devil
    - Fire
  - Modern views
    - Eternal punishment
    - Eternal existence without Gods presence and blessing
- Heaven
  - Christians expectation of heaven
    - No more suffering of and evil
    - Eternal life
  - Christians idea of heaven
    - Eternal presence
    - Blinding light
    - Beauty
  - Jesus suffering on the cross allow his followers to enter heaven by forgiving there sins
- Purgatory
  - Roman Catholic Church
  - People go there to prepare for heaven
    - All your sins are forgiven
  - Pray for a loved one to go through purgatory quicker
- Funerals
  - White flowers
    - Lillies
    - Representing the persons new life with God
    - Purity
  - Silence
    - Respect
    - Reflect on the death of the person
  - Black clothing
    - To mourn
  - Singing Hyms
    - Form of worshipping
    - Favorite hymns of the person
    - Uplifting
  - Eulogy
    - A talk or speech in which the persons life is remembered and achievements are acknowledged
  - Committal statement
    - Said by the minister at the cremation or burual
      - " A church of England committal may be " We therefore commit his/her body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life."
- Body and Soul
  - Body
    - Body stays on earth
    - The body 'wants'
  - Soul
    - Came from God
    - Remains in body until death
    - The soul progresses onto heaven or hell
    - Soul provides a 'conscience' for the body
      - Tells the body right from wrong

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End of life (Section C)

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