On the topic of faith at the time of death, I’ll share my observations of my Dad and brother. Dad was basically an agnostic. My brother was born again. My brother had much more fear of death than my dead. He would talk about joining God in heaven. He was not at peace with his terminal illness and went through horrific “heroic” measures to try and extend his life. He was constantly praying in what sounded like bargaining terms with God.
Dad was at peace with it all – choosing quality of life over quantity. Knowing he was going to die – he wanted to lead a good life while he could.
Kind of the opposite of CARs parents.
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One big difference between my parents and your brother is that your brother died way too young. It would be incredibly difficult to “look forward to death” at such a young age. 🙁
But you’re right about some Christians fearing death while some “non-believers” are okay with it. I think it depends very much on a person’s individual personality and where they are in life.
