1st Cor 15: 35-38, 42-50: People were wondering what their bodies would be like for eternity. Paul says you die a physical body, you're raised a spiritual body. He doesn't really describe it. But in gospel accounts, after Jesus's resurrection, you could still see the nail holes and he ate fish and bread. This subject has been debated a long time and will continue to be. I tend to think when you're dead you're dead. Although, maybe you can have some kind of existence in the collective memory of the cosmos. What about some homeless, who no one remembers? Maybe the ground they walk on and the plants they brush against, remember.
Luke 6:26-38 Jesus said love your enemies. Anyone can love and care for those they like, but it takes real energy to help those who have caused you trouble before. Also, don't judge or condemn, but forgive and give. For God is kind to the wicked and ungrateful. In other places, it says, God sends rain on the just and unjust. The measure you give is the measure you get back. I don't know that quid pro quo is the way to look at it. But it seems like if you're nice, when you need it, you'll get some niceness, even if all your material needs are not met.
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