The Afterlife.

When someone you know has died, your thoughts naturally turns to what happens after death.  There are many beliefs about what happens, even within the Christian community.  The following is what I currently believe.

What happens after death depends on if you are related to God.  What I mean is if one has asked God to forgive the wrongs that they have done and have asked Him to enter their life, then God has adopted that person as a son or a daughter.  A person who has this type of relationship with God is welcomed into the Father's presence.  The phrase "Abraham's bosom" to me shows God giving big hugs to the people who are there in the same way that a loving father will hold his small child or like the hugs that friends will give each other in times of either grief  or happiness.  

When someone refuses that relationship with God, they will awaken in a place of torment separated from The Father.  The people with the Father cannot see the ones separated from them, but those who have been separated can see others living in the loving arms of God.   They can also talk to The Father and The Father will talk to them.  I do not see where anyone living in this separation ever asks for forgiveness or to have that special relationship with The Father.  Instead, all I see is that they despise anyone who is living in the loving arms of Our Father and will make suggestions to Our Father for missions that will take us out of His  Loving arms.

When we truly love someone we will not deny the relationship, but that does not mean that we will condone actions that will hurt them or others.  Sometimes the loving thing to do is to send that loved one to counseling, rehabilitation, or prison.  Even in doing these things we still love the person and want the best for them.  God does the same, sometimes allowing someone who has entered into that special relationship to come home to be with Him so no more hurt will come from this person.