Don't be silly. It's pretty normal to want to stay alive. Even though Christians can find comfort in knowing that they will spend eternity with their Lord and Savior, our mortal life here is all we have known. Facing the ultimate transition face to face can certainly be unnerving.
Although, having said that, about a year and a half ago I suffered a stroke. I was pretty sure my time was nearly up. I remember clearly that I wasn't afraid of dying, but deeply saddened at the prospect of not being able to enjoy my life.
Now, I wouldn't say I have remarkable faith. I'm just an average guy. And when the chips were down, I was confident in the promises my Savior had given me and all that believe in Him. But, I wanted to go home to my wife, my pups. My fear was about losing them, not dying.
Are Christians who fear death lacking faith?
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Scott 2012/06/05 13:05:39
You might be deceived, as you never saw me. Sorry, I have already a certain age and I may be old-fashioned.
I love to see people from everywhere and to show them around when they are visiting me or doing sightseeing abroad, but for the moment, my free time is too limited, as long as I am working. I plan, after retiring, to make trips and visit friends or have them visit me. You would be welcome.
Read the Gospel accounts of His prayer in the garden at Gethsemane.
He also gave us eyes to see the traffic, and ears to hear it coming.
So you'll have to come up with some other smart-aleck comment with which to take a shot at religion. I just destroyed yours.
Destroyed what? My religion? Sorry I don't have one. If I wanted to be a smart aleck I would post something like this...
this body will die and return to the Earth our Essence will live on in a new form
Via Reincarnation ( i know you dont believe in it but its cool :) )
Buddhists also accept that Death is part of life
Athiests accept that also
Abraham cult somehow believes when the end of the world comes
they are all going to live forever with thier jesus
i hope they are reincarnated as a sheep next
I have read a bit about reincarnation and do find it to be a very unusual concept to grasp.
And we certainly can't say that Jesus lacked faith. Fearing death is normal, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with faith.
By the way, millions and millions of people around the world who believe in God and who are sick and dying do not fear death. We just lost a very dear friend from our church, and she didn't fear death at all. She was ready.