Randy Alcorn, author of the recommended Heaven, speaks to this question: Will we desire relationships in Heaven with anyone except God? Genesis 2:18: The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make…
Jesus Will Serve Us?
Incredible to turn this over in your mind a few times. Thoughts? Jeremy Carr: I’m reading through the Gospel of Luke and recently came to these verses that blew me away. Luke 12:35-37 (ESV) Stay dressed for action and keep…
Our Access to Christ on the New Earth According to Jonathan Edwards
Have you thought much about Heaven lately? Have you tried to picture the New Jerusalem? Reading the sermons of Jonathan Edwards has helped me picture Heaven more vividly. For many their only exposure to Edwards has been his famous sermon,…
More Than 22 Words Crossing the New I35 Bridge
“Watch” Abraham Piper and his people cross the new bridge in Minneapolis. They were giddy. I can’t imagine that Moses and the Israelites were any more excited crossing the Red Sea. I put this under “eschatology” because if these guys…
Sheep, Goats, and the Last Judgment
What are you doing today for the least of these brothers of Christ? In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus vividly describes the last judgment. The importance of this teaching can scarcely be overemphasized. Frederick Dale Bruner writes: “This depiction of the Last…
Mohler: Alert the Media, a Pastor Believes in Hell
Al Mohler posts that some of the media find it noteworthy that Sarah Palin’s pastor believes in the reality of hell. (Click here to read it).
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
First, credit to Mike Wittmer for the title of this post (see his book by that title here). In Heaven is a Place on Earth, Wittmer encourages us that God’s people have an earthly destination. We are “earthlings” created for…
Who in Hell . . .?
To forgive in the right way, you must believe rightly about hell. If I was asked to layout the areas of systematic theology/doctrine which most immediately come to bear on unpacking forgiveness I would begin with these. Doctrine of Salvation…
The Unpopular Topic of Hell
Hell, I realize is not a popular topic of discussion today. Broadly, we prefer to avoid thinking about hell too much for at least a couple of reasons. First, the biblical teaching about hell is infuriating to unbelieving culture. Those…
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell
I listened this morning to a sermon by John Piper on Hell. It is very profound – – very worth considering. Piper begins by laying out that the Bible teaches the reality of hell. From there, he shows that that…