Who wrote the Bible?
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And which of the (at least) three criteria will Motar choose?
1. Belief. John 3:16.
2. Belief and obedience. Matthew 16:24-26.
3. Belief and works. Matthew 25:31-46.
1. Belief. John 3:16.
2. Belief and obedience. Matthew 16:24-26.
3. Belief and works. Matthew 25:31-46.
I’ll get back to you shortly, Ron. Allow me to define heaven for Petros first.
I like how you cite Scripture in support of your criteria, TB.
4. Trust in Christ (Romans 3:22)
There are 622 "heaven" references in the Bible - 346 in the Old Testament, 276 in the New and 142 in the gospels. No one in the Bible speaks more about heaven than Jesus, who declares: "No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man" (John 3:13, New International Version).
In the book of Matthew, Jesus defines heaven as "the kingdom" 31 times.
Eternal members of this kingdom include the Father (Matthew 5:16), the Son (Luke 3:22), the Spirit (John 1:32), and angels (Mark 13:32).
Jesus describes heaven as "God's throne" (Matthew 5:34), "near" (10:7) and "up" (14:19).
Jesus ascribes to heaven secrets (Matthew 13:11), treasure (19:21), authority (28:18), reward (Luke 6:23), rejoicing (15:7), peace (19:38) and life (John 6:33).
Jesus' parables about the kingdom of heaven add additional details (Matthew 13:24, 31, 33, 44, 47; 20:1; 25:1).
I would define heaven as God's eternal kingdom.
What are your thoughts, Petros?
Yup. I have plenty of thoughts and a question. How can something physical (created angel) exit and enter the ethereal?
"Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14). What does this verse reveal about the nature of angels?