Yes, perhaps, but only if you are not of the ilk already being indescribably impressed by what we can already observe for ourselves that God has created, i.e. the entire universe, the human mind and senses, etc. I marvel at such a God and if He says there is so much more to be revealed I have no doubts.
Your piety and belief is part of the record. I can just as easily observe and wonder upon the cosmos, just as you. Ive yet to see any billboard out there in the vastness that says Youre Welcome. Signed--God
I deducted as much, whether right or wrong on my part.
Your powers of deduction need much more practice and challenge. This is one error you may learn from
Thats a whole other realm of discussion. I have many objections to Protestant theology where we both cannot be right. Suffice it to say for the moment that in Matthew 16 Jesus established His Church here on earth to be the final authority where what the Church deems to be bound on earth shall be bound in heaven, and so on. Whether you or the Protestants deny who that Church now is is the crux of contention I suppose.
Not my conundrum to resolve, as it is my contention that no sect of Christianity is an authority of whatever their Heaven is, or might be.
Too each his own. The Eagles music just never excited me. I was always more intrigued in their fascination with demonic ancestors than I was with their music. Not that I am not without my demons. I happen to have grown up with the Doors and the Blue Oyster Cult as my true loves.
Ive scribbled that tidbit into my notepad for reference...
I'll take it on faith that you do not fear the Reaper.
Not for one second to I claim that kind of fantasy I described will resemble the Christian heaven. I was merely suggesting to those who think heaven would get boring a scenario where it would not be. I am certain heaven is infinitely more amazing and filled with joy.
Nor have you even begun to address the OP in any significant way, beyond your insistent reiterations of faith.
Heaven has been visited by a number of saints and other privileged souls where we do not doubt its existence. More than anything they all seem to reveal an indescribable peace that they never experienced on earth, one where they feel they belong and never want to leave.
Is that revelation sourced from Biblical Scripture, or Catholic catechism?
Maybe not a lot for most would be my guess. You might be totally forgiven for your dismissal of the words? But that is why Jesus established His Church to be the guiding authority of not only interpretating Scripture, but witnessing to the truth. Someone alone on an island with or without the Bible is a whole different class of people God will judge.
You may note in the OP, that I did not invite personal testimonies of belief, but sourced scriptural support for any claims that are said to be veritable about a Christian Heaven. I have already cited numerous C&V quotes from the Bible that offer interesting vagaries and indistinct descriptors. Do you have anything more detailed with support to offer, or no?
There will always be division amonst the bretheren, that has been manifest. I still maintain certain truths are too clear to be denied and if you live upon those dogmas alone you cannot stray too far. No one should feel entitled to have answers to all their questions first answered before they feel obligated to give God any credit or gratitude.
*rolls eyes*
*points to self*
Atheist, remember?
Christian heaven speaks of living for all eternity, about knowing those dear to you once again, about no more pain or sorrow. If God is real, then so is his love for his creation. It makes no sense He would abandon us to oblivion after a very brief flirtation with existence.
Well if you believe that, then perhaps (in reference and prospective answer to the OP as written) you might offer up a tad more for unbelievers to get a grasp of than just trillions upon trillions of years basking in eternal light upon the lap of Abraham? No ones asking for a personal guided tour from the Almighty himself. Just maybe some photos of the accommodations? Recreational facilities? Upcoming concerts? Midnight bowling opportunities?
Hard for me to find the time to really engage anyone on these boards, but I appreciate your effort, and understand I often may not be able to reciprocate. Ps ditch the Mencken quote; he assumes these things are unknowable, that is his first mistake.
Thanks, but he and I are skeptical souls bound at the hip
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