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* [[Death]], [[Hell]] | * [[Death]], [[Hell]] | ||
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| − | Christians believe that people who have faith in [[Christ]] will live eternally with [[God]] after they die - this is [[heaven]]. [[Hell]] 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. [[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]]. | + | Christians believe that people who have faith in [[Christ]] will live eternally with [[God]] after they die - this is [[heaven]] or [[eternal life]]. |
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| + | [[Hell]] 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. | ||
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| + | [[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]]. | ||
===Different Christian beliefs=== | ===Different Christian beliefs=== | ||
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Christians believe that people who have faith in Christ will live eternally with God after they die - this is heaven or eternal life.
Hell 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.
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.
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