Although I’ve already done some research on Christianity, I stated earlier on that I did need to do some more research on certain denominations within Christianity. This being said, I decided to do my live interaction at South Roebuck Baptist Church. I took a look around this Southern Baptist Church to see what the symbols, statues, etc. there had to offer about their beliefs regarding afterlife.

When I walked in, from the back of the sanctuary, I could see a rather large cross above the baptistery. The large cross obviously means that they believe in Jesus, and since Jesus was not on the cross, I would say they focus on the resurrection of Him. The baptistery, itself, means again that they believe in Jesus and salvation. Something else I could see was stained glass windows with some pictures inside. Some of these pictures consisted of the Bible, a cross, and/or a dove. The pictures of the Bible mean that they believe in an afterlife, since it discusses afterlife in the text, and the doves mean that they believe in the Holy Spirit. In the choir room, I saw a picture of Jesus holding a lamb, again meaning that they do believe in Jesus and that they believe we are his followers/children. Around the rest of the church there were many other pictures of Jesus, clouds and the sky, doves, and crosses. There were also tons of Bibles placed periodically around the church. With all of this being said, it is pretty obvious that they believe in an afterlife and that Jesus is imperative to one’s faith.

As I’ve stated before, in earlier posts, I think it is extremely admirable to have a substantial faith in something/someone. Seeing this church really did show me that you are happier in some place that brings meaning to life. I would still have to find out more about this denomination before making further inferences about specifics about their overall viewpoints and afterlife though. But, I still think that whatever one's choices of religion may be, it brings more meaning to life when believing in an afterlife of some sort. I want to believe there is a real meaning to life.

South Roebuck Baptist Church. Live Interaction. 03 April 2009.