brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson) (07/08/84)
To those who believe in afterlife (not another life here on earth) Watcha gonna do once you get there? Eternity, plus a few centuries, is an awful long time to play harps n stuff. Does god provide cable T.V. ? :-) If any religions go into that, could someone please give a bit of a rundown? Brian Peterson ucbvax!tektronix!shark!brianp
aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) (07/11/84)
Brian Peterson asked what goes on in heaven. One suggestion I have heard is
that in heaven we will be able to be everything we have the potential to be,
without interference (from within ourselves or from evil forces outside). We
will be able to be fully creative, joyful -- the word that sums it all up is
"alive". As the apostle John wrote (approximate quote), "When He [Jesus]
appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." We shall be
like Him -- vibrant with life.
On top of that, we won't have difficulties with our equipment (whatever
equipment one has available in heaven, which remains to be seen). One friend
of mine who is an excellent pianist remarked, only half facetiously, that he
was looking forward to being able to play a piano in absolutely perfect tune.
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-- Jeff Sargent
{allegra|decvax|harpo|ihnp4|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq
"...got to find my corner of the sky."gtaylor@cornell.UUCP (Greg Taylor) (07/12/84)
Those of you with better things to do than to flame Jeff might want to try this little essay question (suggested in part by an essay by Umberto Eco in the current issue of FMR...which I read at the library rather than purchased): Briefly trace the changing image of Heaven in Western Intellectual history. Since there are so many historians here, that seems like an interesting sort of diversion. Now, for part two: If you've ever thought of or believed in Heaven, sit down and do the same tracing in your private "history". Those of you with any curiousity but little religious inclination can try this with the "ideal state" of your choice...I'm sure that *someone* will step forward to claim that that's *all we're doing, anyway...* If you come up with anything interesting, give me a holler. Were the two short essays isomorphic? Yer pal, gtaylor ________________________________________________________________________________ If you ask me, I may tell you gtaylor@cornell it's been this way for years Gregory Taylor I play my red guitar.... Theorynet (Theoryknot) ________________________________________________________________________________
seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) (07/12/84)
> an excellent pianist remarked, only half facetiously, that he > was looking forward to being able to play a piano in absolutely > perfect tune. Hmm, netnews with automatic 'n'-ing of articles you don't want, at unlimited baud rate? A car that corners at 10 Gs? A young lady that doesn't have to wash her cat every night for the next month? Hmmm, maybe I'll stop wearing those seatbelts! :-) -- _____ /_____\ "Get out there and keep moving forward!" /_______\ - Leo Franchi |___| Snoopy ____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert
labelle@hplabsc.UUCP (07/13/84)
When I was in school (St. Annes), the nuns told us that your accomod-
ations in heavan were commensurate with your behaviour here on Earth.
In other words, if you were fairly good, you would have a nice condo
with an artificial fireplace and a 17" color tv. If you were REALLY
good, you might get a 3 bdr house with sunken tub and a 26" tv!
What a CROCK!!
GEORGE
dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (07/19/84)
What happens in heaven?
"Every glimpse of heaven shows them worshiping; Ezekiel 1:1-5,
the creatures out of the fire were worshiping God; Isaiah 6:1-6,
we see the Lord high and lifted up and hear the creatures
saying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts"; Revelation
4:8-11, God opens heaven and we see them there worshiping
God the Father; and in the fifth chapter, verses 6 to 14, we
see them worshiping God the Son."
A. W. Tozer
"Worship: The Normal Employment
of Moral Beings", 1961
These scriptures suggest that we will spend our time in heaven
worshiping God in the fullness He intends...
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Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist...
Colossians 1:17dsaker@iuvax.UUCP (07/20/84)
[] But please tell me what one is doing when one is worshipping. Daryel Akerlind ...ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!dsaker
brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson) (07/21/84)
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47 These scriptures suggest that we will spend our time in heaven
47 worshiping God in the fullness He intends...
47 Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois
I sure hope I don't go to THAT guy's heaven. I prefer to have an
independent will! (besides, my knees would get sore :-)
Brian Peterson {ucbvax, ihnp4, } !tektronix!shark!brianpgtaylor@cornell.UUCP (Greg Taylor) (07/22/84)
Some of the very old documents of the church suggest that the notion of worship (liturgy) looks very much like everyday life.The word "liturgy" is from a very old root that pretty literally translates as "the work of the people". The difference lies in the suggestion that worship is work directed to its proper end, and acknowledging its origin and purpose. That's what the old books say, anyhow. Now, perhaps a better question would be something like "How is work in Heaven different that work on Earth?........ ________________________________________________________________________________ If you ask me, I may tell you gtaylor@cornell it's been this way for years Gregory Taylor I play my red guitar.... Theorynet (Theoryknot) ________________________________________________________________________________
greg@zinfandel.UUCP (07/29/84)
#R:uwmacc:-16200:zinfandel:20600008:000:590 zinfandel!greg Jul 27 15:45:00 1984 Worship - 1 The act of paying reverence to God. 2 Adoration, praise. Reverence - 1 Deep respect, together with awe and affection. Worship is simply the deliberate act of expressing ones feelings of love and respect to God. It is a natural consequence of an awareness of God's greatness and His love for us. It follows that in the awareness of God's greatness, we are also aware of our own smallness; however, as long as God is the center of our attention, worship does not degrade into groveling, as some choose to think. "To know, know, know Him..." Greg Boyd zehntel!zinfandel!greg