We don’t sentence thieves and murderers and traffic violators with the same punishment. Likewise God’s justice ‘system’ is measured and proportional.
What is time?
Time is obvious and everywhere. It just is.
But it’s also one of the deepest mysteries of all time. Saint Augustine famously said: ‘What then is time? Provided that no one asks me, I know. If I want to explain it to an inquirer, I do not know.’
Nowadays, when someone asks the question, what is time, it’s usually answered by a quantum physicist who goes into theories of spacetime, time crystals, black holes and such. But this article will not go in that direction. . . .
What is death?
ath is easily the greatest mystery of all time. It’s the one mystery that can only be solved by experiencing the mystery itself. Yes, some have come back from the dead and told their stories. And some are certainly true. But for most of us the wall of death is impenetrable.
LIE: God only grants salvation to those who have faith in Jesus
LIE: God only grants salvation to those who have faith in Jesus TRUTH: Our faith in Jesus is the awakening we need to accept our already-won salvation This article is written primarily from the perspective of individual salvation, but I do see the validity of social and cultural structures that
What is heaven?
The heavens are connected to the earth, and saying so is not a literalistic interpretation; it is observable and perfectly rational. The sky, including the atmosphere, clouds, sun, moon and, yes, stars and even God’s throne are all part of ‘the heavens’ according to the biblical writers. They described the heavens and earth in the same breath, as one integrated whole.