Our Time on Earth

As a Christian, I am taught to view my humanly existence as a vehicle for obtaining eternal salvation. The Bible teaches that Christians establish their faith during their time on Earth, and make known that they want their lives to be dominanted by the quest for salvation. In a Christian life, all actions reflect goodwill and the presence of God. Augustine causes me to closely examine my faith as he writes, "I know not where I came from, when I came into this life-in-death or should I call it death-in-life" (6). Most Christians would agree that the mortal existence is merely an obstacle to achieve an eternal life in death. Therefore are human existence is death in life, we are simply fulfilling an obligation. Despite the correctness of this statement, I also believe that most people try to make the most of their human existence whether that means having the most fun or making the most fun. It is hard to be completely true to the goal of eternal salvation, but is a necessary part of Christian ideology.