How Dead Is A Door Nail?

How dead is dead? Apparently, the Ancient Hebrews (I know one or two of those guys!) believed that when you died, you died good and dead. All of you – dead. It was the Greeks who believed in the “eternal soul”.

I would bet that most Western Christians accept the idea of an eternal soul. You know, your body dies but your soul goes on living - either in hell or in heaven. And, who’s to say the Greeks weren’t right?

But if you really die – all of you – that's a bit unnerving. It’s kind of comforting to think that there is something about you that is innately eternal.

“I AM ETERNAL…ETERnal…Ternal…nal…”

I will go on living, even if it is in Hell.

However…

If you’re dead-dead, real-dead, good-n-dead, dead-as-a-doornail-dead, then…

How much do you really trust God? Do you REALLY believe that she’s smart enough not to forget you? Do you REALLY believe that he won’t get too busy and just not get around to it? Do you really, REALLY trust God?

I find myself shaking just a little bit…

Help mine unbelief.

posted by Headless-in-GR @ 4/22/2004 11:18:00 AM