Sadly ...many people don't look at scary things as scary. Some people would say they have faith, and are unafraid.

As far as your own faith goes ...I could say that is a good thing.

But, I don't think God put me here on earth only for myself.

There are two things in life I feel are the most important:

• To come to the saving knowledge of Jesus, to accept His gracious gift of eternal life
• To share with others this same knowledge, & encourage them to accept it

Whether you call it scary, or a horrifying thought ...the idea of Hell cannot be dismissed just because we don't understand it, nor can it be what we may like it to be.  It is what it is ...and perhaps it would serve us best to try to understand it, instead of trying to reason it away because we feel we are a compassionate people who feel we can only accept God to be within our reason.

It is difficult to think we can be equally compassionate to everyone.  Even if we take the simple concept of the public school system ...we have to admit that bullies do exist.  We can all say we can bring ourselves to forgive them, and even perhaps understand them ...but if they don't cease the bullying, our compassion and understanding may not help the victims of their bullying while we wait for any possible change of heart on the bully's part.  And what about our compassion towards those who may suffer greatly at the hands of the bully??

When my dad was younger, a vicious wild dog was chasing a mother deer, which most of us know is called a doe.  The dog was not far behind the deer who was on her last legs, panting frantically.  My dad shot the vicious dog.  He would not have done it if he had just come across the dog, but a choice had to be made ...it was the life of the wild dog, or the mother deer.

We don't live in the wild West ...and people should not be using guns to deal with their problems.  And the government should not be making people feel they have to either.  We should not have incidents like Ruby Ridge, Waco, or what nearly developed in Nevada on the Bundy ranch.

Perhaps a clearer question for many ...is whether they view an afterlife as being similar to this life. And in saying that, it could not be denied that would be very diverse.

Yes, some people would probably like to say they'd like the afterlife to be similar to this life ...but, many more would not!!

Perhaps if you viewed the afterlife as a lottery, would you want to draw a number ...and you would have to live the life of a random person, as they've lived their life here on earth??

I would guess, that those who feel they are among the worse off ...may think this is a good idea.  So goes the adage, "What do I have to lose?  There's nowhere to go, but up!"

But, I'd think the majority of people in the United States would not want to choose this option ...unless they are a compulsive gambler, and reason does not drive them.

So, for the afterlife not to be like this life ...wouldn't there have to be some intervention? And short of taking away our freedom of choice, wouldn't there have to be some divide to separate the pleasantries from the unpleasantries??

And if there was going to be a separation ....I'd want it to be a pleasant paradise, and I'd want to rejoin loved ones that I miss so dearly.

If I sincerely want to be with all my loved ones, I'd likely want to make arrangements for that.

But, it's not like making reservations at a restaurant.  I don't handle the arrangements ...Jesus did, and does.

And often those who have reservations (about Jesus), are the ones who don't have reservations (in Heaven).

But, it's not too late ...make the call, as there is room for everyone!!  I'm just suggesting that you make the call now ...because you have to be a member.  And you can't apply for membership in the afterlife ...it has to be done in this life.

Jesus doesn't reject membership ...it's those who reject Jesus, who don't get in.