Living Forevermore
Life after Birth; Death after Life9 total reviews
Comment from Ric Myworld
There are so many ifs and buts in life that we can wrack our brains around the clock and never figure any of them out. But we just need to keep thinking, hoping, and doing what we think is right. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2023
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There are so many ifs and buts in life that we can wrack our brains around the clock and never figure any of them out. But we just need to keep thinking, hoping, and doing what we think is right. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 08-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2023
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Anytime, friend.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
Interesting, intellectually challenging, and beautifully penned. I was taught that before we were born, we were lost souls waiting to be born, but now this seems more like They didn't know the answer, so let us tell the kids a fairy tale.
The other part where I stray from the Ten Commandments is that I believe that the Beautitudes replaced the Commandments. At the time the Commandments were handed down, the Jews, as one God believers, had been enslaved and now free, and needed order and direction.
They as you say are the Commandments are safeguards that make one think twice.
I guess someday, I, too, will find the answers.
You are using up my six stars
Mary
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Interesting, intellectually challenging, and beautifully penned. I was taught that before we were born, we were lost souls waiting to be born, but now this seems more like They didn't know the answer, so let us tell the kids a fairy tale.
The other part where I stray from the Ten Commandments is that I believe that the Beautitudes replaced the Commandments. At the time the Commandments were handed down, the Jews, as one God believers, had been enslaved and now free, and needed order and direction.
They as you say are the Commandments are safeguards that make one think twice.
I guess someday, I, too, will find the answers.
You are using up my six stars
Mary
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Will you join in the dialogue challenge?
Thanks
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no. The reason is two fold. I am not that good a writer and most important, I am not only not too articulate, but not the brightest bulb in the tree.
Mary
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Maybe I can visit and take some of the other lights off that tree, 🤪
Comment from Sally Law
Beautifully penned and illustrated poem of your spiritual thoughts. Many don't consider the spiritual life, or the condition of their souls. Everyone should as it is important.
The bible has the answer to your question about the soul and spirit.
In Psalm 139:
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
Sending you my best today as always, and best wishes for the upcoming contest.
Sal :))
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Beautifully penned and illustrated poem of your spiritual thoughts. Many don't consider the spiritual life, or the condition of their souls. Everyone should as it is important.
The bible has the answer to your question about the soul and spirit.
In Psalm 139:
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
Sending you my best today as always, and best wishes for the upcoming contest.
Sal :))
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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And the salutations left for me I return to you foour-fold. :-)
Comment from Teri7
Tom, This is very interesting what you have penned. You used very interesting words. All I know is that I am going to be with Jesus Christ when I die! Thank you for sharing and best wishes in your non-fiction writing contest. Teri
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Tom, This is very interesting what you have penned. You used very interesting words. All I know is that I am going to be with Jesus Christ when I die! Thank you for sharing and best wishes in your non-fiction writing contest. Teri
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Good luck. If you are there in His arms, and you see me speaking to Peter at the gate, please, say a kind word to jesus, and maybe ... a kind word for me. Please.
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I have a feeling when I see Jesus face to face everything and everybody will leave my memory really fast. To see Jesus is my one true goal in life. Just ask Him to forgive you of your sins, which I know you know, and He will forgive you! I hope to see you there also my friend! Blessings, Teri
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Well, maybe but I believe I?ll be greeted by friends and families as we are meant to be together forever
Comment from BethShelby
I think most people would wonder about the things others see differently. How can we be sure what we were taught was exactly the way things are. If we weren't supposed to use our brains to question those things, why did God give us that ability to began with. Personally, I don't believe our souls existed before we were born, but there are many people who would say I'm wrong. I also believe we will have a body in the afterlife. Christ had a body after he was resurrected. He could eat, but he could also pass through walls, so there is a lot to wonder about. I enjoy you non-fiction way of thinking.
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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I think most people would wonder about the things others see differently. How can we be sure what we were taught was exactly the way things are. If we weren't supposed to use our brains to question those things, why did God give us that ability to began with. Personally, I don't believe our souls existed before we were born, but there are many people who would say I'm wrong. I also believe we will have a body in the afterlife. Christ had a body after he was resurrected. He could eat, but he could also pass through walls, so there is a lot to wonder about. I enjoy you non-fiction way of thinking.
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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You are always kind in what you say. If we weren't previous to our birth, how did Jesus come and accept His role with a man with Mary. That's a quandry, as is Jerimiah who He knew before He was formed in the belly of his mom. Love always. Faith is a life jacket in life, hoping there is more to come. We won't know until we pass on.
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Of course Jesus was reincarnated from the form of God to that of a mortal man. The Greek word monogenes mean one and only or one of a kind or only begotten. My understanding is that Christ was originally a part of the Godhead and was the Word or the one who spoke and the world came into being. The creator. Doesn't your Catholic church teach three forms of the Godhead, the father, the son and the holy ghost?
Comment from Wendy G
Personally I believe we are all unique from birth with no prior life, and we are all offered eternal life by the One who is the only Way, Truth and Life. He's the Saviour, we either accept Him or not, and no matter how good we are we cannot ever 'earn' a place in heaven. Free gift. For anyone who trusts His atoning sacrifice. Your poem is thoughtful and thought provoking, dealing with big questions. Well done.
Wendy
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Personally I believe we are all unique from birth with no prior life, and we are all offered eternal life by the One who is the only Way, Truth and Life. He's the Saviour, we either accept Him or not, and no matter how good we are we cannot ever 'earn' a place in heaven. Free gift. For anyone who trusts His atoning sacrifice. Your poem is thoughtful and thought provoking, dealing with big questions. Well done.
Wendy
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Hmm. That's okay, but where did Jesus come from, and why does He speak of His Father? And Mary was a virgin, so how did that come to be. There is also that verse in "Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. As for earning your way, correctimundae. Still, Catholicism believed in indullgences. during the Middle Ages. Thank you for your read and comments.
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The virgin birth is a mystery in one sense, yet God is Creator, so nothing is impossible. Just the same sort of thing as many of Jesus? miracles. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one, yet Jesus refers to Yahweh as Father. Yes his eternal knowledge is timeless, and before we were born He knew everything about our lives and all that would unfold. Indulgences are not a Biblical concept.
You ask some big questions!
Wendy
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IMWTK, and mine more than many others.
Comment from Melodie Michelle
Excellent story and interesting piece that is well written and well thought out! It captured my attention throughout the entire piece!
Thank you for sharing and many blessings to you and your family!
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Excellent story and interesting piece that is well written and well thought out! It captured my attention throughout the entire piece!
Thank you for sharing and many blessings to you and your family!
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Welcome to my web M2. I don't believe our paths have crossed before, have they? Now, I'll peek at what you have in your portfolio.
Be well and thanks for the visit.
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Comment from Dolly'sPoems
We never know what happens after death and I am sceptical about an after life, but I think we do attain peace and this lasts forever. A questioning write Tom, you always bring the unusual for us to read, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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We never know what happens after death and I am sceptical about an after life, but I think we do attain peace and this lasts forever. A questioning write Tom, you always bring the unusual for us to read, love Dolly x
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 06-Jun-2023
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Well, I am a unu.. UNIQUE guy. Thanks.
Comment from Douglas Goff
This is a wonderfully mentally challenging and other 'ings' piece of work. I really liked this line as we all wonder the same:
If I shall have life after I die,
while having lived before my death,
the only question yet to have answered
is where was my soul before its birth
Nicely done, Tom
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2023
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This is a wonderfully mentally challenging and other 'ings' piece of work. I really liked this line as we all wonder the same:
If I shall have life after I die,
while having lived before my death,
the only question yet to have answered
is where was my soul before its birth
Nicely done, Tom
Comment Written 05-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2023
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Thank for your time, read and comment, as always.
