I was listening to a seminar thing on tape by J.P. Moreland and taking some notes. Wrote a short paragraph today about a couple points. He has some interesting points. This isn't really morbid... but I dunno if it's happy. It's sorta neutral. :)
The Human Soul
Because of the scientific times we live in, many people wrongly think that you are your brain, and you're ideas, beliefs, and memories are stored there. This is simply not true. A human-being is a soul that presides and resides your body. On the other hand God, who is a soul as well, is to the universe as you are to your body. Spirits are not 'spacial' beings. While angles are spirits as well, they can temporarily manifest themselves in apparition-like forms. Essentially, humans are meant to have bodies. Paul said that he would rather Christ came back before he died, so that he wouldn't have to go through the period of disembodiment. That is, before Christ gave us our new, resurrected bodies. Having a body is more comfortable, it isn't that being disembodied is uncomfortable. When we go to heaven, will we have the same memories and personality? I believe yes, because it's what makes you you. Obviously these things aren't located or stored in your brain, because if they were, they would die with your body.
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4 comments:
I disagree. tsk.
I DON'T believe that we will have the same memories, some memories are awful. In heaven,yes, we will be "us", but we will we be so much different. we will only dwell on "him". not earthly things. we arn't going to sit around talking about golf and football...
its going to be a glorious worship service. centered on, God, not about what we want to think about or what we want to do.
ya know build up your heavenly treasures NOT earthly.
hmm, but maybe this wasn't what you were saying at all... prolly not, I usally can't understand what your trying to put across.
what exactly do you think? That we won't remember what happened on earth? Whyever not...?
but the problem is, how can you be 'you' without your memories and personality? It'd be more like you were a completely different soul if you interpret it the way you seem to be saying. Maybe *I* am misreading your point... lol.
no, i don't think we will remember what was on earth.
memories are things that happened, right? and a lot of things that happen here on earth are painful, there is no pain in heaven, so we won't remember what was on earth. right?
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