Hello royalhauk. Please see responses below in brackets.

I used to be a Christian my whole life. My aunt died recently. I no longer believe in God. I consider myself agnostic. I also think that once we die, that's it. No afterlife, no nothing. I have some questions that people here might be able to answer.

1.) Is God real. By God I am tlaking about the Christian God described in the Bible. Do most people here, include Bruce, think God is real?

[First of all, there isn't one viewpoint of what Christian God means. It is best that you come up with your own viewpoint, rather than what other people suggest.  I do recommend that what you come up with feels good in your heart. If it feels fearful and oppresive, you're probably off track. If you feel, peace, love and happiness, you're probably on track. My experiences of divine love felt wonderful, and there wasn't anything to be afraid of. God, in whatever manner he exists, I figure he wants you to feel free to find out for yourself, without having to worry about the fear based ideas created by other people. Your good intentions will lead the way.]

2.) If God isn't real, how does the afterlife exist? Wouldn't we need a creator to enter the spiritual world?

3.) Are people here Christians or non-christians. What do people here believe?

[I believe that the man Jesus existed and today he exists as a spirit of significant importance. I've had a number of spiritual experiences that involved Christ, and I still don't know what he's all about.  If you're interested in living according to love you don't have to worry, because you'll be on the same page as Christ. I don't believe he is interested in blind allegiance or being worshiped.  Rather, he loves us all dearly, and wants to see us find a way of being that enables us to be truly happy.  Nothing is more joyful than living according to love.]

4.) When we enter the afterlife, can we come to earth and see what is going on here? My aunt  died, how can I talk to her and get a reply from her back??

[I'm unable to provide a short answer for this question.]

5.) How do I know for sure the afterlife is real? Most people, including atheists, think it's fake and not real.

[The only way you'll know for certain is if you find a way to have some experiences that let you know.]

AH1976 wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 6:52pm:


That's about where I am these days.

Hi Royahauk,

In answer to your questions, I'll give you my best take.  Anyone who gives you absolute answers is full of hot air.

1.) Is God real. By God I am tlaking about the Christian God described in the Bible. Do most people here, include Bruce, think God is real?

I believe from my experiences and investigations that God is real, but not in anthropomorphic form of a single person to be worshipped from afar.  I believe that God is the unity of all consciousness, and the source of love (what is known as pure unconditional love or PUL on this site).  I believe that much afterlife investigation suggests that our spirit either takes action to become more loving (closer to God), or less loving (moving further away).  Free will means we have the choice which way to go, but if we are self-concerned, and unloving, we tend to move away from God.  This is done by our focusing on our selfish beliefs and creating our own hellish planes.


2.) If God isn't real, how does the afterlife exist? Wouldn't we need a creator to enter the spiritual world?

The afterlife is consciousness continuing on, after the death of our physical body.  After your heart stops, if you are consciously aware of your surroundings, if you can think and perceive (as Descartes wrote about), then you are alive - whether you believed in an afterlife or not.  In many near death experiences (NDES) people who have been clinically dead (no pulse) report being conscious and out of their bodies, and at times accurately report conversations going on in the emergency room or hospital. 
My own thoughts are that God is the source of our being, and that while we do wake up on the other side conscious, it is not in an empty spiritual plane. 

3.) Are people here Christians or non-christians. What do people here believe?

People on this board, I find are of many different beliefs.  I am Jewish, but have tremendous respect for people of all faiths in this board. 

4.) When we enter the afterlife, can we come to earth and see what is going on here? My aunt  died, how can I talk to her and get a reply from her back??

Most reports on our life immediately after death suggests that the newly departed can observe occurrences on the earth plane - although they are not always able to communicate with loved ones.  Bruce teaches a method, the imagination method, to communicate with your loved ones without previous experience.  You can find a how to guide on this website.  It is worth trying.


Matthew

royahauk8873

1.) Is God real? By God I am tlaking about the Christian God described in the Bible. Do most people here, include Bruce, think God is real? (God is more real than even you are because you are just a fragment of him)


2.) If God isn't real, how does the afterlife exist? Wouldn't we need a creator to enter the spiritual world?
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1.) Is God real. By God I am tlaking about the Christian God described in the Bible. Do most people here, include Bruce, think God is real? (Touch yourself, God is real as you are and like you he indeed exists, trust and love, God is God and does not belong to any religion)

2.) If God isn't real, how does the afterlife exist? Wouldn't we need a creator to enter the spiritual world? (You are a a part of God. so if you do not exist neither does god, do you exist?)


3.) Are people here Christians or non-christians. What do people here believe? (I am a Christian but not an exclusive fundamental Christian, I despise exclusivism in any form, but please don’t look at Christians in all the frailties. Think about the beautiful truths of Jesus; don’t stop loving Jesus and all he stands for))


5.) How do I know for sure the afterlife is real? Most people, including atheists, think it's fake and not real. (I have died flatlined, gone to the other side and know there is a beautiful afterlife and heaven is real and your aunt is there)


4.) When we enter the afterlife, can we come to earth and see what is going on here? My aunt  died, how can I talk to her and get a reply from her back?? (Your Aunt who you love so much is in heaven but is not separated from you, she can reach out and touch you, try to heighten your awareness and you will notice her presence)

Peace love and light

Alan

How can I find the answers out myself. I am  seriously scared of dying. I think about it everyday and I cry a lot thining about it. I cannot imagine that my life just ends and thats it. It is so scary to think about it. I need proof that life continues. If God is not real, that means the afterlife is not real, right? In order for a afterlife, there must be a god. And if afterlife is real, why do so many people like atheists believe that when we die thats it. I need to proof it so I can stop living in fear. Please help I beg

Why are you so scared of dying? Are you afraid to go to sleep at night? I'm not. Are you afraid to wake up in the morning? Why?

What else are you afraid of? I think it's a really good idea to look at what you are afraid of. And then ask yourself, why are you so afraid?

To lose the fear is to become whole. But you are whole all along.

I know I am not answering these questions you have posed to the forum. But I find that 'life after death' is not as important to me as 'life before death' -- not anymore.

Have you been very ill before? And then gradually gotten better?

I think the afterlife is like that. It is a place of great gratitude, once you finally arrive.

My beliefs have taken a very long time to form. And yet, they are just as easily dropped in the presence of love. And that is what I believe the afterlife IS. Your home, your true home.

Maybe later, you'll start to recognize it, in your dreams, or in your meditations, or just in a moment of inspiration -- you'll catch a glimpse of this afterlife, and recognize this happiness, which is waiting there, waiting here...it is all inside of you, me, each of us. You'll get there. You are there.

royahauk887 wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:03pm:

Who says there are no such things as games, dating and love in the afterlife? You will choose how to present yourself. 20, 40, 80...all of these you would need a body for. Then I see you have decided that you will have a body over there. But will you? You have the body here, while you exist in the phyical. Over there, and in some areas you could "exist" as having a body.(?) But that is more of a projection than phyical.