unit 4 death and the afterlife overview

Unit 4Unit 4

Death Death and The and The AfterlifeAfterlife

The Soul

FuneralsGod as Judge

Heaven and Hell

The Soul

By the end of this lesson…

c) “There is no such thing as a soul”c) “There is no such thing as a soul”

Do you agree?Do you agree?

Give reasons for your answerGive reasons for your answer

And show that you have thought And show that you have thought about different points of view.about different points of view.

You must refer to Christianity in your You must refer to Christianity in your answer.answer. [5 marks][5 marks]

The Soul

Who are you?Who are you?

The Soul

Plato said that the Plato said that the soul is like the rider soul is like the rider of a chariot.of a chariot.

The horses The horses represent your represent your body and your body and your mind.mind.

After death your After death your soul lives on.soul lives on.

This is called This is called dualismdualism..

The Soul

Aristotle said that Aristotle said that the soul and the the soul and the body were linked body were linked and you could not and you could not have one without have one without the other.the other.

The body is the The body is the material of a thing material of a thing and the soul is it’s and the soul is it’s function. He used function. He used the examples of an the examples of an Axe or an eye.Axe or an eye.

The Soul

Most Christians Most Christians including Roman including Roman Catholics believe Catholics believe that the soul has to that the soul has to have a body. One have a body. One cannot exist cannot exist without the other.without the other.

This means that This means that when you die you when you die you get a new body for get a new body for your eternal life.your eternal life.

The SoulChristians believe that God breathed life into Adam at creation.

The breath of God symbolises our uniqueness amongst all the

animals.

Animals don’t have souls.

The Soul

c) “there is no such thing as a soul”c) “there is no such thing as a soul”

Do you agree?Do you agree?

Give reasons for your answerGive reasons for your answer

And show that you have thought And show that you have thought about different points of view.about different points of view.

You must refer to Christianity in your You must refer to Christianity in your answer.answer.

The Last Day (The day of Judgement)

Some Christians Some Christians believe that one day believe that one day Jesus will return to Jesus will return to earth.earth.

The dead will all stand The dead will all stand before God in before God in Judgement.Judgement.

Those who have Those who have accepted Jesus as accepted Jesus as their saviour will go to their saviour will go to heaven.heaven.

The rest?The rest?

HeavenChristians have Christians have different views different views about heaven.about heaven.

Some say, “God Some say, “God loves us so loves us so everyoneeveryone will go will go to heaven”to heaven”


Others say, “Others say, “only only ChristiansChristians go to go to heaven, because heaven, because everyone has everyone has sinned.”sinned.”


Others say, Others say, “Good people will “Good people will go to heaven go to heaven when they have when they have paid for their paid for their sins.”sins.”

HellHell is a place of everlasting suffering. Some Hell is a place of everlasting suffering. Some Christians believe that all who haven’t Christians believe that all who haven’t accepted Jesus will burn there for eternity.accepted Jesus will burn there for eternity.

Others Others might might believe that believe that a loving God a loving God could never could never send send someone to someone to such a such a place.place.

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Purgatory

Roman Catholics Roman Catholics believe in a middle believe in a middle place between place between Heaven and Hell Heaven and Hell called called Purgatory.Purgatory.

In purgatory you In purgatory you pay for your sins.pay for your sins.

This means that This means that Roman Catholics Roman Catholics will sometimes will sometimes prayprayfor dead people to help them to get into for dead people to help them to get into heaven.heaven.

Annihilation

Some Some Christians think Christians think that if you die that if you die without turning without turning to Christ you to Christ you are simply are simply destroyed. destroyed.

They think this They think this is more loving is more loving than being sent than being sent to Hell.to Hell.

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Salvation

FuneralsNot all Christian Funerals are the same.Not all Christian Funerals are the same.

Some are a celebration of life..Some are a celebration of life..

Others will Others will show that show that although loss although loss is sad, there is sad, there is hope in life is hope in life after death.after death.Christians Christians may be may be buried or buried or cremated.cremated.

Answer 1Answer 1

Christians belive that good people go to Christians belive that good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell.heaven and bad people go to hell.

Describe Christian beliefs about what happens to people after Describe Christian beliefs about what happens to people after death. death. [8 marks][8 marks]

Answer 2Answer 2

Christians think that when you die you got Christians think that when you die you got heven and live with god forver.heven and live with god forver.


Answer 3Answer 3

Not all Christians think the same thing about life Not all Christians think the same thing about life after death. Most Christians believe that there is after death. Most Christians believe that there is and place called heaven where people live forever and place called heaven where people live forever in the presence of God. Some believe that all in the presence of God. Some believe that all people go their because god forgives everyone, people go their because god forgives everyone, others believe that the only people who go to others believe that the only people who go to heaven are people who are committed Christians. heaven are people who are committed Christians. Some Christians believe that those who don’t go Some Christians believe that those who don’t go to heaven will go to Hell, and be tortured for to heaven will go to Hell, and be tortured for eternity, others argue that if God truly loves eternity, others argue that if God truly loves mankind he would not do this. Roman Catholics mankind he would not do this. Roman Catholics believe that there is a middle place called believe that there is a middle place called Purgatory, in this place you work off your sins until Purgatory, in this place you work off your sins until you are fit for heaven.you are fit for heaven.


Answer 4Answer 4

I think that when you are dead that’s it and I think that when you are dead that’s it and the worms eat your flesh until you are just the worms eat your flesh until you are just a skeliton.a skeliton.

Describe Christian beliefs about what happens to people after Describe Christian beliefs about what happens to people after death. [8 marks]

Answer 5Answer 5

Christians think that you are reincarnated Christians think that you are reincarnated and if you are bad you will go to hell.and if you are bad you will go to hell.


Answer 6Answer 6

Some Christians believe in hell for bad Some Christians believe in hell for bad people where they will be punished people where they will be punished forever. Others think that there is no hell forever. Others think that there is no hell because god isn’t cruel. Christians also say because god isn’t cruel. Christians also say that if you are good you will go to heaven. that if you are good you will go to heaven. Some Christians (Roman Catholics I think!) Some Christians (Roman Catholics I think!) think that there is a place called purjerry think that there is a place called purjerry where you do a penance until saint Peter where you do a penance until saint Peter lets you through the pearly gates.lets you through the pearly gates.


Answer 7Answer 7

Christians go to heaven, to live in the Christians go to heaven, to live in the presence of god for ever, the rest burn in presence of god for ever, the rest burn in hell forever.hell forever.


Answer 8Answer 8

Christians think everyone will go to heaven.Christians think everyone will go to heaven.

Describe Christian beliefs about what happens to people after death. [8 marks]

Answer 9Answer 9

Heaven is a place where people live forever Heaven is a place where people live forever with god and are happy. Hell is a place with god and are happy. Hell is a place where the devil torture you in flames and where the devil torture you in flames and stuff. Some think that that there is no hell stuff. Some think that that there is no hell because it is cruel and that everyone will because it is cruel and that everyone will go to heaven.go to heaven.


Answer 10Answer 10

Dear Examiner, I haven’t bothered to Dear Examiner, I haven’t bothered to revise for this exam and to be perfectly revise for this exam and to be perfectly honest I don’t give a @$%£ my girlfriend honest I don’t give a @$%£ my girlfriend finished me last night so I got totally off my finished me last night so I got totally off my face and ended up puking all over our front face and ended up puking all over our front room. My head is pounding and I think I am room. My head is pounding and I think I am going to be sick again. Please add a few going to be sick again. Please add a few marks out of kindness, I have left £10 with marks out of kindness, I have left £10 with my answers.my answers.


They might feel happy cuase they’ve gone to abetter place.

Explain how a Christian funeral might help an comfort the Explain how a Christian funeral might help an comfort the relatives of someone who has died.relatives of someone who has died. [7 marks][7 marks]

They might feel happy cause they’ve gone to a better place. The funeral might have parts of it where the people remember all of the good things in the life of the person who has died.


They might feel happy cause they’ve gone to a better place. The funeral might have parts of it where the people remember all of the good things in the life of the person who has died. Roman Catholics will pray for the dead person as they go through Purgatory, this might comfort someone because they feel that they might help their loved one in their suffering.


They might feel happy cause they’ve gone to a better place. The funeral might have parts of it where the people remember all of the good things in the life of the person who has died. Roman Catholics will pray for the dead person as they go through Purgatory, this might comfort someone because they feel that they might help their loved one in their suffering. Some funerals in New Orleans have music which is a celebration, this shows that the relatives and friends are sure that the person has gone to heaven.


Unit 4Unit 4

Death Death and The and The AfterlifeAfterlife

The Soul

FuneralsGod as Judge

Heaven and Hell

Some Fundamentalist Christians believe that when some people die they will be sent to Hell to face eternal fiery punishment.

Ideas of Hell may have originated in 3 places…

Some Fundamentalist Christians believe that when some people die they will be sent to Hell to face eternal fiery punishment.

Sheol, the Hebrew word which simply refers to the state you are in after you die.

Some Fundamentalist Christians believe that when some people die they will be sent to Hell to face eternal fiery punishment. Ideas of Hell may have originated in 3 places…

Hades, the Greek underworld ruled by the god Hades.






Gehenna, the fiery valley where rubbish burnt all the time, in the time of Jesus.





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify.





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify.

If God is loving then, why would he want someone to suffer forever?





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify. If God is loving then, why would he want someone to suffer forever?

If God has all power then surely this means he made some people knowing they would spend eternity in Hell.





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify. If God is loving then, why would he want someone to suffer forever? If God has all power then surely this means he made some people knowing they would spend eternity in Hell.

How does Hell meet the Aims of Punishment?





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify. If God is loving then, why would he want someone to suffer forever? If God has all power than surely this means he made some people knowing they would spend eternity in Hell.


Deterrent?

Reform?

Protection?

Retribution?





Some people find the idea of Hell hard to justify. If God is loving then, why would he want someone to suffer forever? If God has all power than surely this means he made some people knowing they would spend eternity in Hell.


Deterrent?

Reform?

Protection?

Retribution?

I think…

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