Posted on 11/17/2013 7:49:23 AM PST by CHRISTIAN DIARIST
Reminds me of the pastor who died and went to heaven. He found a nice house reserved for him — but just down the street was a much larger mansion. He asked Saint Peter, “What did he do to merit a house so much larger than mine?” Saint Peter replied, “He was a New York cab driver. When you preached, people slept, but when they rode in his cab, they PRAYED!”
1 Corinthians does not have a chapter 23. Probably a typo.
Correct Jesus did state so in John 6. He is also the door; The Light; the Word; the list continues.
Not being snarky, it’s just some focus on the similtude of flesh and blood and miss the entire dialogue. Earlier in the discussion it was about faith and belief. As the discussion continues the focus of those who do not believe is on physical food. That is why Jesus completes the dialogue by stating what He was discussing was spiritual.
At the council of Jerusalem I find it interesting that if they believed transubstantiation was doctrine, they would have specified it was permitted to drink Christ’s Blood when instructing the Gentiles not to drink blood.
Wow, excellent post. Powerful.
Well, 1) our sn nature will be gone.
2)it’s speculation on my part, but who says we can’t advance ourselves in heaven? I mean, it is eternity.
Even God would get bored with unending changelessness. After all, He created the universe for a reason, then added angels, men, etc.
This is fact, is an argument, although as I said, speculative, for non-equality in rewards. Accepting for the sake of argument this position, it gives redeemed Man the chance to strive without the misery of envy.
Does this make any sense to you?
I wonder if those in the slums will be able to work their way up to a “better” place? After all, they’ll have all of eternity. Also, doesn’t it say somewhere that there are no tears in heaven? Therefore, ending up in the slums can’t be too bad; at least we won’t be crying about it if we end up there!
Even the nosebleed seats in heaven over next to the rest rooms have to beat the obamahell we are living in.
As another instance, lots of people, including Billy Graham, think that animals, particularly pets, will make it. Again, I find no biblical support, but nothing against it either, except maybe for a passage in Ecclesiastes. And you have to remember, while the book is inspired, the Preacher is musing and ‘saying to himself’. He is not necessarily speaking for God.
And would it be heaven without your beloved pets? I have no opinion on this question, either way, though.
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