Heaven: Our Glorious New Home
Citizens of Heaven Standing Firm
As Christians we live in a world that is more and more godless and where heinous sins have become the norm for our society. Materialism, post-modernism, and self-centered philosophies have invaded every walk of life and continue to invade the church with startling regularity. However, we are called...
Heaven: Our Glorious New Home
Living in Light of Heaven
In Philippians 3, Paul shows a very clear contrast between the believer, who should be heavenly-minded, and the unbeliever who is by nature earthly-minded. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold tr...
Heaven: Our Glorious New Home
How to Understand Christian Death
For the unbeliever, death is the gateway to eternal torment and paying the rightful penalty for a life of rejecting Christ. It also has the connotation of rest in the phrase “slept with their fathers,” as in Old Testament ancestors. But the Christian connotation adds an element of understanding that...
Heaven: Our Glorious New Home
Where We Must Start: The Danger of Man-Made Evidence of Heaven
As human beings, we crave information about what we can expect after death. We want to know: Is there a heaven? Will I be there? Will I see loved ones? Will I continue to exist? What will happen to me? One of the biggest ways Christians and non-Christians alike are deceived is in the area of extra-b...