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Christian Beliefs About Life After Death
There are many beliefs of the idea of life after death, some believe in it strongly and we will go to heaven or hell based on what we do now. Some other people believe that life is a cycle of either reincarnation, suffering, or both. But even though all religions have different beliefs in Christianity the two mains ideas are immortality of the soul and resurrection.
 * Resurrection is the idea that we will (one day) be resurrected by god, judged by how we lived and what we did, and then god will decide if we will go to heaven or hell.
 * Immortality of the soul is the idea that even though our bodies will eventually die the soul will continue to live on, thus as being thought as being 'immortal'.

Beliefs
Christians have many beliefs and reasons to believe in life after death. Below are listed some beliefs on why people believe in life after death.
 * It has been recorded in the 4 Gospels that Jesus was killed and then, after three days, was resurrected, thus proving that there must be a life after death.
 * It gives a real meaning to life(that it is a test) and a reason to be good and not to be bad(the good get rewarded and the bad get punished).
 * In the book of Revelation it teaches that one day Jesus will come and resurrect the dead and assess them. The good Christians will be sent to heaven. and everyone else will go to hell. The ideas of free will, alliance, and obedience that Jesus is thought to judge through are shown in the parables Adam and Eve, the Good Samaritan, The Goats and the Sheep.
 * The idea of the immortality of the soul shows that the soul has to go somewhere. It is believed(like said before) that good people go to heaven and evil people go to hell. Some believe there is no hell and just stages of heaven. But in some branches of Christianity, like in Catholicism there is a third place where your soul goes, called purgatory. It is less of a place you go when you die and more like a place you pass through. It is a place to stay before you are assessed, almost like a waiting room.

Quotes
There are many quotes from the Bible that many people say and/or prove that life after death exists. Below are two examples.
 * John 3:16-"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
 * Matthew 10:28-"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell."

How do these affect Christians?
There are many ways that these beliefs and quotes affect the behavior and actions of a Christian.
 * People might help people more as they believe that if they help other people they are actually helping god.
 * People might be less prone to doing bad things like robbery as they believe that if that die with their sins not being forgiven they are prone to going to hell so they either have their sins forgiven or just don't do them.
 * People are more likely to be kind and go to church as they believe that we should 'love god and your neighbor as yourself'.