Christian Beliefs in Life After Death

Most Christians believe:-

• After death, the body stays in the grave
• Soul goes to God for judgement
• Good go to Heaven, souls of unrepentant sinners go to Hell

Catholics also believe:-

• Purgatory
• Resurrection of the body

The idea that souls live on after death is called immortality of the soul.

Protestants:-

• Jesus told a thief on the cross that he would be in heaven that day
• Jesus said his father's house had many rooms
• The Church teaches that all Christians, dead and alive, belong to the Church
• Some Christians think the paranormal (ghosts, mediums) is evidence of an afterlife

Evangelical Christians:-

• Jesus' body was raised from the dead
• The creed (St Paul): 'I believe in the resurrection of the body and everlasting life.'

Roman Catholics:-

• Resurrection of Jesus
• Teaching of the New Testament (Book of Revelation)
• Teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• The creed which said Jesus 'is seated at the right hand of the father and will come again to judge the living and the dead.'