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It's Not What You Think, It's What You Think
Ray Evans • April 17, 2020
The best advice I can give you is...Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds!
It never ceases to amaze me that "Christians" are so fixed on going to heaven when they die, they have missed the whole point of life. Let's settle a couple things right now.
Do Not Be Deceived:
Until you're reborn Spiritually...nothing else matters.
It never ceases to amaze me that "Christians" are so fixed on going to heaven when they die, they have missed the whole point of life. Let's settle a couple things right now.
One. Everyone goes to heaven when they die...everyone. Oh, wait, you think heaven is only for "good" people. Sorry, "heaven" is just a resting place (for good and bad people) until judgement. When you die, you just go to "sleep"...no streets of gold or partying with loved ones; no "mansions" and no sitting on a cloud with a harp. "Heaven" is a cemetery for souls. It's not Purgatory...there are no second chances. It's just a resting place until judgement.
What happens after judgement? Only God knows for sure.
Two. Believing in God won't get you eternal life. You must be born again.
How do you know if you're really "born again?" Here's where the rubber meets the road.
When you're born again, your thinking changes. You will have a hunger and thirst for God and his word and pleasing God will be the highest priority of your life. If you don't have an innate desire to please God and an insatiable hunger and thirst for his word...if obedience to God and his word is not foremost in your mind, you haven't been born again. Life and blessing come from obedience, not belief.
Obedience is the road to life...and you won't obey until you know, without a doubt, God is real.
God is Spirit and his kingdom is Spiritual. When you are reborn Spiritually, the Holy Spirit bears witness with your spirit that God and his kingdom are real. Until you're born again, you cannot see or enter the kingdom of God.
You should know, it was never God's plan for his children to live, die and go to "heaven." His plan was (and still is) for us to live and enjoy his creation...for eternity. The earth is our inheritance.
How you live your life, matters. It will determine where you spend eternity.
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Believing in the "Rapture" relieves you of the responsibility to do anything except believe in Jesus...who will magically whisk you away to heaven. It's a lie, designed to keep you from preparing or being prepared for what's coming.
A lot of well-known and well-respected preachers talk about how long they have been preaching, as if the longer one preaches the more qualified one is to preach.
This may seem a strange question, but it never ceases to amaze me how few people allow God to play an active role in their daily lives. Why anyone would not want the creator of the universe to help them every second, every minute and every hour of every day, is simply beyond me.
The question in Psalms 15, "Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?" probably has as many answers as there are preachers, but they all stem from a common belief: "Everyone who believes in Jesus goes to heaven." Sounds great, but is it true?
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"
2 Timothy 3:16
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