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Category:Christian doctrine and debates
{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name = The Afterlife |subtopics =Christians believe that people who have faith in [[ChristResurrection]] will live eternally with , [[GodHeaven]] after they die - this is , [[heavenEternal life]]. * [[HellDeath]] is the opposite - it is eternal separation from God; some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is a state of non-existence. [[PurgatoryHell]] is a doctrine unique to * [[Roman CatholicismPurgatory]] - it teaches that Christians are first purified and punished in a place called purgatory before they can be presented to God in heaven. This doctrine is denied by all other Christian [[denominations]].|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
{{overview}}Christians believe that people who have faith in [[Christ]] will live eternally with [[God]] after they die - this is [[heaven]] or [[eternal life]].
{{topics}}* [[Resurrection]] | [[Heaven]]* [[Death]] | [[Hell]]* [[Purgatory]]is the opposite - it is eternal separation from God; some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is a state of non-existence.
{{opinions}}[[Purgatory]] is a doctrine unique to [[Roman Catholicism]] - it teaches that Christians are first purified and punished in a place called purgatory before they can be presented to God in heaven. This doctrine is denied by all other Christian [[denominations]].
{{quotes}}===Different Christian beliefs===
===Beliefs of other religions=== ===The after-life in popular culture=== {{linksstub}} ==Quotes== ==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife Wikipedia - Afterlife]
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