What are you being sorry for? That is hope? No one else seem to know the answer but hopes that the poor woman would find it somehow. Who is going to tell her?
I answered the question according to the Word of God. This is hope.......and faith......
But Jesus said, Suffer ( allow ) little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 19:14
When children die they go to heaven.
God is the Alpha and the Omega. ....why did you choose such a name?
hibiscusfire
I am "sorry" because I am touched by this sad news. It's awful, it shouldn't happen.
Regardless of whether heaven awaits us, this is sad news for the people left behind, those people mourning ! Those people that would give anything for just a few more moments with someone that they love !
Since you talk about Christianity, let me explain it this way...
When confronted with the death of his friend Lazarus, Jesus knew that he was going to bring Lazarus back, he knew that there was something good after this life - yet he still wept.
Why ?
Because he was sad, he saw that this world was messed up beyond comprehension and that bad things happen at random. He also was affected by the display of grief that he saw around him.
As to hope, yes there is hope, but your answer to her question was not an answer at all.
Knowing anything about this forum, I would imagine that most people are more than able to find out for themselves what the major religions believe happens after death. I believe that this post was asking for more personal thoughts about the next life - both from a Christian and a non-Christian perspective.
I for one was not going to wade in and start chucking scripture around. Scripture brings comfort to those who accept it - and for those that don't, it just rubs them up the wrong way. This is no time to find out which position Tatiana is in. Besides, her original post was about the Buddhist concept of reincarnation and in no-way invited damnation from any person, no matter what their faith.
That is compounded by the fact that many here are still "hurt" by their past JW beliefs. When you consider how much the Watchtower Society goes on and on about being "Christian", it is no surprise that when people get angry with the Watchtower, they get angry with Christianity also.
This requires empathy and understanding. Compound this further by the very fact that we are discussing a death - and not just a death, but a death of a child, and you have a very sensitive situation.
I will not discuss the passage about "forbid them not, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these" here... for the reason that it would not help the situation.
It would be insensitive to do that.
However, if you would like to send me a PM, I would be glad to discuss it with you "off board".
God is the Alpha and the Omega. ....why did you choose such a name?
I chose this name, because in the world of Jehovah's Witnesses, the question of who is the "Alpha and Omega" and who is the "First and Last" is an important one. If you have ever read a JW commentary on who these titles refer to, you will have seen that they pervert and twist the scriptures to suit their own warped doctrine.
So... by chosing this name, I am drawing attention to this fact. In the hope that any lurking JWs might (just might) go off and think "Hmmm, who is the Alpha and the Omega... who is the First and Last ?"
