a thought

listening to: Dub Trio - Not For Nothing

i read something that i've thought about periodically over the last few days. here's what it is.

if there is no God, and no existence after death, and therefore no kind of justice or judgment after death, then the people who "win" are the ones most people would consider bad or evil.

think about it. the people who are continuously self-indulgent, caring only for themselves and their own benifit/pleasure/satisfaction are the ones who've won at life. the murderers, the rapists, the thieves, the embezzlers, the liars. they did whatever they wanted, whatever pleased them, and they had their fun and then died. and they win even more so if they never got caught here on earth! it's those that live with recklessly, selfishly, and hedonistically that got their fill from this world before leaving it. the child molestor that was never caught, convicted or punished is the one who got his own way in life, and if there's no God, he took all he wanted at the expense of others, and with no consequence.

kinda burns doesn't it?
but that's if there is no God.

there is another way to live that is more satisfying, more fulfilling than living for yourself only. Jesus taught of loving others, and caring for your neighbor. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." -John 15:13 I'm sure you've felt this way about your friends or your family. It's something that's already in us, the knowledge and feeling of love and friendship. Living for your own enjoyment only will lead to feeling empty. For those that reject God and the way of living he's presented to us, they've chosen to live apart from God. that's what hell is, total separation from God, from hope. it's a choice, because free will was gift so that we might know real, unforced love.