“Many Christians dread the thought of leaving this world. Why? Because so many have stored up their treasures on earth, not in heaven. Each day brings us closer to death. If your treasures are on earth, that means each day brings you closer to losing your treasures. He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss.
He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he’s moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain. He who spends his life moving toward his treasures has reason to rejoice. Are you despairing or rejoicing?” – Randy Alcorn
Great post. I tell people, I am not going to go out of this world kicking and screaming! If we believe the promises in the Bible concerning heaven, why would we not welcome the invitation to “Come up here!” I am rejoicing!
I have posted a question at my site that I would appreciate your comment on:
Is it possible for God in His sovereignty to create man with the responsibility of making choices that would not only determine the quality of his life but his eternal destiny as well? Almost everyone I know, Calvinist and non-Calvinist alike, agree that sanctification is synergistic. Could God have made the conversion process synergistic as well?
I am not asking for a theological dissertation on the ramifications or the Scriptural basis for such a possibility, but rather the plausibility of the possibility that God COULD have created man with the responsibility of choosing his own eternal destiny?
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
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Thanks Bob,
I believe man does choose his eternal destiny and his choices are always in harmony with his nature, which is to defy God all the way to hell, unless God changes the disposition of the heart, taking out the heart of stone and putting in a heart of flesh that beats to know and love Him.
Unless a man is born again he cannot enter the kingdom of God.