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The End of Life What you need to know Test yourself Tips for answering questions Course Content 1. The ways in which Christians understand the distinction between ‘body’ and ‘soul’ 2. Christian understandings of heaven, hell and purgatory and the concept of God as judge, the relation between moral behaviour and the afterlife 3. Christian funeral rites, and the ways in which these reflect belief and aim to support the bereaved Key Words Judgement Immortal Grief Soul Hell Funeral Resurrection Mourn Bereavement Heaven Purgatory What is the soul? Can you remember 8 points about the soul? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Body, mind and soul Unlike animals Breath of life Plato’s ideas Resurrection is proof God’s image Conflict between body and soul Eternal B A B P R I C E What is the soul? Complete the following key quotes: • So God created man in… • If there is a natural body… Now write out the 8 key points from the soul again to see if you can still remember them What are heaven and hell like? Heaven - where God and angels are thought to live; a very pleasant place or condition Hell where wicked people are thought to be punished after they die; a very unpleasant place or condition (Purgatory – a place of temporary suffering; in Roman Catholic belief a place where souls are made clean by suffering before they can enter heaven) What are heaven and hell like? • Can you describe the traditional views of heaven and hell? • Who goes to heaven and to hell? Do all Christians agree about who goes where? • What are the more modern / liberal interpretations of heaven and hell? • Why do some Christians find it hard to believe in hell as a real place? • What is purgatory, who believes in it, and why do they believe in it? How will people be judged in the next life? God is omniscient so knows us better than we know ourselves. He will judge everyone on their actions from this life. • What two things is judgement based on? What does this picture show about how people are judged? Why are the goats to the left and below the sheep? What is the purpose of funerals? For Christians, death is not the end of life; funerals remind them of this as well as offering comfort and support to mourners • You need to know the 9 key features of a funeral service • You need to know how Christian funerals differ: what is different about a Quaker or Catholic funeral? What is the purpose of funerals? • • • • • • • • • Gathering Hymns Readings & sermon Eulogy Prayers Reflection Commendation Committal Wake Greedy Hippos Really Enjoy Pancakes Rhinos Can’t Cook Waffles A sentence like this can help you remember things in the right order Key Quotes The soul: • ‘So God created man in his own image…’ • ‘the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.’ • ‘If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.’ Judgement • ‘No one comes to the Father except through me.’ • ‘In my Father’s house there are many rooms…’ Funerals • 'I am the resurrection and the life…he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.' Part A Questions 1. What is death? 2. What is the soul? 3. What is purgatory? Part B Questions 1. What is meant by soul? 2. Describe two things that happen at a Christian funeral service. 3. Describe two Christian beliefs about how people will be judged when they die. Part C Questions 1. What do Christians believe about life after death? 2. Describe three purposes of a Christian funeral. 3. Describe three key Christian beliefs about heaven. Part D Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How may Christian funeral rites reflect beliefs about life after death? Explain Christian beliefs about what happens to good people when they die. Explain how Christians view the distinction between body and soul. Explain what Christians believe about life after death Explain Christian beliefs about how the way people live might affect what happens to them when they die Explain how a Christian funeral service might comfort someone whose relative has died Explain why Christians might believe that they should behave morally Part E Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. These questions ask you to ‘Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer.’ ‘When people die that is the end.’ ‘People believe in life after death because they are afraid of dying.’ ‘A forgiving God would not send people to hell.’ ‘This life is more important than the next.’ ‘Funeral services are for the living, not the dead.’ ‘It cannot be true that there is life after death, because there is no evidence of it.’