[Eternity,2]
While of the body-we share the world with the people around us. No one has total power over another, no matter how much they may wish to believe so. People can influence us and we can guide one another. We guide others even without any overt action. A good man can turn those he walks with into better men. Good deeds go far beyond the immediate gain. We have an impact on each other and can save our brothers and sisters soul.
This is not possible when of the mind. In the ever after the world we shape is ours alone. There will be no preachers informing us of transgressions. There will be no lawyers arguing the nuances of law and order. What we believe, what we truly believe will come true. Salvation therefore is of the earth, not of the heavens. In the ever after if one needs saving, they must learn to save themselves. What could take one year on earth influenced by others to overcome personal sin-can take eons in the after life for one sinner to realize the wrong without anothers guidance. It is not merely acknowledging the wrong of an action, it is believing in the wrongness of it. A criminal can admit what he does is wrong, but until he believes,that wrongness will be a part of his core identity.
[Eternity,2]
