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Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 19:25 in reply to: Ravi Zacharias reflected on his mother’s death with these words: “And I remember thinking on my knees that she was gone; she was gone. And I felt the Lord saying to me, ‘Why don’t you complete the thought: gone where?’ She had come to know the Lord some years before and was a beautiful Christian. I completed it—the Lord completed it for me, ‘She’s not just gone; she’s gone home.’ “And as an itinerant traveler where half of my life has been spent on the road—I’ve seen all the world’s best waterfalls and all the world’s most beautiful snowcapped mountains—there’s no place like opening the door and stepping into your home. And if my earthly home brings me that kind of joy, I think words would deny me the privilege of describing my heavenly home.” What are the characteristics of a home that make it so comforting to people in this life? Why is “home” a wonderful analogy to heaven? What comfort does this bring? Why?

Because home is a destination and a place one would/should want to come or look forward to coming home (not that all share the same sentiment). However, it is referenced as a destination place where events will happen to solidify it being a home prepared (made ready) for those who believe to have hope of being.

Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 19:17 in reply to: Douglas Groothuis said, “the main reason that I believe in life after death…[is] rooted in history and in the character and living reality of Jesus.” Despite Groothuis being a distinguished scholar, why must he come to Christ by faith like all other believers? How does this apply to all who are invited to come to Christ?

Hebrew 11:16 and Philippians 2: 10-11

Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 19:10 in reply to: Why do many people today reject the idea of eternal punishment, instead preferring to believe in a loving God who will receive all into His presence after death? What do you think is the basis for their beliefs? From a biblical perspective, why are they wrong?

John 3: 16-18. Believe if you choose. Unbelief does not excuse the events taking place, in spite of.

Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 18:57 in reply to: Doug Groothuis stated, “Scripture teaches that we are not just material beings but that we have a soul that is separable from the body at the point of death. It’s not quite as clear in the Hebrew Scriptures, but it is certainly there. You see it in Ecclesiastes when the preacher talks about the body going back to the earth, and the soul going back to God.” Christian theology teaches “progressive revelation.” This means that, as the Bible was being written down over a period of about 1,500 years, new truths were introduced that were complementary with early revelation. Because of this, even the doctrine of soul survival after death was not fully developed in the Old Testament. Later, with the appearance of Jesus Christ, the doctrine of life after death is more fully revealed in the context of the resurrection. Why do you think God chose to reveal himself to us through “progressive revelation”? Explain your answer.

To fulfill His word and the biblical prophecies of Jesus Christ the Messiah coming. and that Jesus would foretell to completion.

Darlene Davis

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08/18/2023 at 18:25 in reply to: Luis Palau observed “The human soul knows that this isn’t all there is…. But the very protest that the atheist has, ‘There is nothing when you’re dead; it’s all over… you’re gone, there’s nothing else,’ is a sign that the inner soul cries out. If there is eternal life let me know about it. If there is a heaven give me some evidence. The human soul longs for a happy ending to the human story.” Why do you think both the belief in life after death and the adamant denial of life after death can both argue for its reality? Tell why you think so.

Just because you don’t believe something does not mean it does not /or does happen or exist. If you don’t believe the bible, you would argue that it is not life after death, verses, if you believe the bible then you would accept there is. I believe there is life after death.

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