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Thursday, March 11, 2004Heaven is a wonderful place Well, we had an interesting chat last night about heaven. We were talking about whether heaven is a place in the sky or whether heaven another 'realm' or dimension, where God 'is', that engulfs the whole cosmos. Interesting! There are so many issues that inform why we believe what we believe, it is hard to trawl through them. I think the primary issue is: what story are we living in? Once we get clear pictures on God's story, other issues find there place in the big story a lot more easily. The story could be framed a number of ways, but let's try this for starters: Creation-[Fall]-Incarnation-[Redemption]-Recreation. That is the importance of the resurrection for Paul in 1 Corinthians 15. He really hits the issue of concern for people who have died. His whole thrust is Resurrection. Resurrection is what defeats the final enemy: Death. Death is not a 'friend' 'cos it lets us get somewhere else, death is the enemy that is defeated as we experience the final transformation that Jesus experienced - the transformation of our bodies from 'perishable' to 'imperishable'. And here's a surprising thing: you would think that Paul wouild finish the section encouraging them in their future hope. But no, 1 Corinthians 15:58 says: "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that you labour in the Lord is not in vain." Resurrection takes the investment of 'today' and builds it into God's marvelous new creation tomorrow. Not only do we have hope for tomorrow, we have hope/purpose/meaning for today. Posted by: Mark | 9:36 am |
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