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March 2, 2009 at 9:55 am
Timothy Payne
The word of God teaches that physical death is the beginning of a new existence for believers. The Lord has prepared an eternal home where those who honor His name can rejoice forever. The condition for entry is simple; believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins, and receive His forgiveness.
Some people regard this prerequisite for admittance as narrow-minded. Hanging a “For Believers Only” sign on a place as special as heaven seems unfair to them. But God set up that limitation for a reason. Way back in the Garden of Eden, He laid down a law to protect His creation: Do not disobey Me. The penalty for breaking that command is death.
Of course, we all violate the law because we are flawed human beings. In order to save people from the consequence of their wrongdoing, God sent His Son Jesus Christ to shoulder all of our sin and die in our place. Our Savior fulfilled the law while taking our punishment. The good news is that Christ did not remain in the grave–He arose victoriously after three days!
God promised in His Word that those who receive Jesus Christ as Savior shhare in His resurrection. When a believer dies, the heavenly gate swings open, and he or she has the same triumph over death that Jesus did. In other words, when we leave this world, we do not simmply disappear into vapor. We continue serving the Lord in heaven.
Death is noy the end. It’s the moment we claim our ultimate victory over the lord of this world, Satan, by entering God’s presence forever.
Michele, you need to read three books and if you can’t find them. I will give them to you. “One Minute After You Die” by Erwin W. Lutzer, “One Heartbeat Aweay” by Mark Cahill, and Why? by Anne Graham Lotz. I hope and pray that you will come to Jesus. With out Faith, there is no salvation.
Timothy Payne