[Forgiven_Sinner]

This writer seems to be a humanist, or a non-Christian, or an ignorant Christian. To say a Christian chooses the next world over this world is correct. To say a Christian has no joy or pleasure in this life is incorrect, both in my experience, before and after I became a Christian, and in the experience of most of the Christians I have known.

Jesus Christ says, "I have come that they may have life, and life more abundantly." John 10:10. When Peter asks Christ, "Look. We've forsaken all and we've followed You. What will there be for us?" Jesus does not critisize Peter for his frank and rather selfish question. Rather He says, "There not a man who has given up home, or lands, or wife, or children, or parents, for my sake and for the Kingdom of God that will not be rewarded a hundred-fold, in this life. And in the Kingdom to come, eternal life." Matthew

All Biblical quotes are from memory. Feel free to correct them if I have obscured or distorted the correct meaning.

[Orual]

Stuff it, Tolstoy. Someone should have sent you THIS in Russian, German, English, Esperanto and Ebonics for you to criticize.