Category Archives: Afraid to die

Meet the citizens of heaven

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading →

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Secure in God’s love – forever!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Do you know and rely on God’s love for you?

Like a defense attorney building a case for the certainty of God’s love, the apostle Paul enlisted a series of rhetorical questions to leave no doubt that… Continue reading →

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Understanding salvation

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Salvation is what God in grace did for me, not what I do to try to keep myself worthy of His grace. Continue reading →

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Connecting earth and heaven

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Although we know that good works do not accomplish our salvation, we must take seriously the connection between this life and heaven. Continue reading →

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The anxiety we feel in death

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Our Creator did not allow death to have the final word. Life in our present physical bodies is not our only existence. Continue reading →

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What did Jesus teach about entering heaven?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Is there a difference between the way you invite people to receive salvation from God and the way Jesus did? Is there consistency from the gospels through the epistles regarding how one is to be reconciled to God and assured of heaven? Continue reading →