Existentialism

Existentialism is nigh impossible to simply define. Defining it is like defining your life, which by its very nature, it is. Its faults lie not in its logic or reason, but in its presuppositions. After all, if there is no God, there cannot be a plan or pre-formed essence for anyone. But since there is a God, there is a essence to who we are, before we have ever lived. But what is it? No one can really know for certain. We are all stuck in a bitter battle between two worlds, the flesh, which is wholly depraved, and the spirit, which is from God and perfect. No human can fully be a part of both realms, save Jesus himself. Thus the question remains, how do we know who we are? You can spend your whole life searching, but will never accomplish the goal of defining yourself, beyond your name. As it stands, your name is the only things that defines who you are as a person. Because we are in this struggle as humans, we cannot sort out the conflicting sides inside us, and therefore have no basis to define ourselves. The only way to know your true identity, who you really are, is only possible when you die. When the mind and spirit are separated from the body, and the feuding is over, your essence become clear. It is not what is left behind that defines you, but what remains after death that your true identity.