Why have you and your Facebook friends taken such offense at my words, Suzanne? I thought that we were at least acquaintances. Heaven as a reward is one of those biblical words that has been corrupted by the Christian religion. When Jesus used the word heaven he did not mean to agree with your heaven and hell scenario. Yes, he also used the word hell but, in most instances, he was playing mind games with the hell raisers. There were hell raisers then as there are hell raisers now.
This is why
I prefer to us the word eternity which foretells of a positive or good or
redemptive future for all of humanity.
Case in point, let us return to our prior discussion of Matthew 10, 32
& 33. According to the text, those
who “acknowledge” Jesus and those who are disowned by Jesus are all before the
Father in eternity. No where is it said
that those who are disowned are to be sent to hell, that is an assumption that you
are making.
Who can say for sure? Maybe, eternity is like a building with many floors and we will have the opportunity to move on upward to full understanding. Having something to work on in eternity should be a positive, right? If you think life can get boring at times here on earth, just wait.
For now, let us be
open to a myriad of possibilities.
Respectfully,
G. Goslaw
Landers, CA
