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Category Archives: Afterlife
Salvation is eternally secure
The stability and effectiveness of both our walk with God and our service for Him is directly related to our understanding of the salvation He has given to us. Continue reading
Do people in heaven exist as disembodied spirits?
If someone who knows Jesus Christ as Savior dies today, she goes directly to heaven. She leaves her physical body on earth until the resurrection. But will she exist as a disembodied spirit throughout the intermediate time between death and resurrection? Continue reading
Posted in Afterlife, Biblical Eschatology, Eschatology, Eternal life, Heaven, Life, Resurrection
Tagged after death, before the ressurection, Death, Heaven, heavenly bodies, life after death
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Eternal significance of good works
What is the eternal significance to our earthly lives? Continue reading
Inspired by a dear friend
At his memorial gathering, I summarized Mark’s life with seven vignettes that characterized my dear friend. Consider and be motivated by each one. Continue reading
Desiring Heaven – now…
God’s Spirit in me is the cause of my desire for a world filled with the presence of God and absent the things his presence will remove. Continue reading
Posted in Afterlife, Death, Fear of death, Heaven, Hope?
Tagged afterlife, desiring heaven now, Heaven, what will heaven be like.longing for heaven
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Meet the citizens of heaven
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
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Blessed by God, Born again?, Christian worldview, Christianity, Cliches, Comfort, Cross of Christ, Cross of Jesus, Crucifixion, Death of Christ, Depravity, Disciple-making, Elentics, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evangelism, Faith, Fear of death, God's Heart, God's Love, Godly sorrow, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Heaven, Human depravity, Humility, Jesus Christ, Justification, Legalism, Main problem, Matthew 7:1-6, Meekness, New Creation, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Proud, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation, Searching, Security of salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Selfishness, Sin, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, The cross of Christ, Unbelief, Walking with God, Witness, Worldly sorrow
Tagged How to know if you're going to heaven, Religion-not the answer, Who will be in heaven?
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Secure in God’s love – forever!
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
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Assurance, Christian worldview, Christianity, Eternal security, God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Love, Love Wins, Radical love, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Walking with God, Wisdom
Tagged Can I know God loves me?, God's Love, how secure is salvation?, security of God's love
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Understanding salvation
Salvation is what God in grace did for me, not what I do to try to keep myself worthy of His grace. Continue reading
Connecting earth and heaven
Although we know that good works do not accomplish our salvation, we must take seriously the connection between this life and heaven. Continue reading
The anxiety we feel in death
Our Creator did not allow death to have the final word. Life in our present physical bodies is not our only existence. Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Anxiety, Assurance, Atheism, Comfort, Death, Eternal life, Fear of death, Jesus Christ
Tagged afraid to die, Death, Fear of Death, Heaven, life after death, Resurrection
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