18 October 2020
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Though we will Die, we can Live (TMF:1485)

Friday, October 23, 2020
Peace to Live By: Though we will Die, we can Live (TMF:1485) - Daniel Litton
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       The good news is that even though we know as Christians that we are all going to die (unless the Rapture occurs while we are alive in this life), we know that we will always be with God as well. Romans 8:38, 39 tells us that death does not separate a believer in Jesus Christ from him. This is in contrast with the unbeliever, who is separated from God when he or she dies, and goes to the place of torment, Hell. The Apostle Paul also has told us, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23, ESV). And Paul wrestled with this eternal life, for he knew that it was far better than his current life. He told the Philippians, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account” (Philippians 1:21-24, ESV).

Every Person Has a Sin-Nature (TMF:1484)

Thursday, October 22, 2020
Peace to Live By: Every Person Has a Sin-Nature (TMF:1484) - Daniel Litton
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       So, God told Adam in the day that he eat of the forbidden fruit, that he would in fact die. And Satan had deceived Eve in the Garden by countering God’s truth—by telling her she would not surely die when she ate it. And who turned out to be right? Well, God, of course. Both Adam and Eve perished. They died spiritually immediately at the point in which they sinned against God, and then they died physically later in time after living on the earth for many years. So, death, then, is the direct result of sin. And God has not ridded this world of sin yet, but it is still very present among us, even in us. Every person born into this world is born with an inner sin-nature. And that’s because all stem from the seed of Adam. That’s why Christ didn’t have a sin-nature because he was born of the Holy Spirit, not from a man. Not until the Millennial Kingdom will both the world and people be sin-free, and even then sin will crop up, at least at the end when Satan is released from his chains.

Paul Apparently Visited Heaven (TMF:1483)

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Peace to Live By: Paul Apparently Visited Heaven (TMF:1483) - Daniel Litton
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       But really, it would also appear that Paul himself was caught up into Heaven later in his life, as he told the Corinthian church in 2 Corinthians 12. There, he said of the man caught up into Heaven, which was probably himself, that “he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter” (12:4, ESV). And, so, while we try to describe things about Heaven as best we can, the reality is that there is much about Heaven we cannot describe or explain to our finite minds. So, now that we’ve established that Heaven is real, let’s ask the question, “Why do all people have to physically die?” Why is it that when we become a Christian and we are forgiven of all of our sins, why is it that at that point we just don’t live forever in our current bodies? How come even though God has declared us not guilty for all accounts of sin do we still have to die in this life? Well, we know that when God says something, he always follows through, right?

Stephen Saw Christ in Heaven (TMF:1482)

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Peace to Live By: Stephen Saw Christ in Heaven (TMF:1482) - Daniel Litton
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       Beyond our Lord Jesus Christ we know there are other examples in the Bible, instances that show that Heaven is real. We could consider Stephen’s martyrdom. Recall in Acts chapter 7 that after Stephen gave his sermon to the Israelites, and was about to be martyred for his faith, the Bible records, “But he [Stephen], full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God” (Acts 7:55, 56, ESV). So, Stephen bore witness that he saw Christ in Heaven. Or, we could go over to Acts chapter 9 where Saul, who had taken part in Stephen’s execution, meets the Lord Jesus Christ from Heaven on the road to Damascus. The text says, “a light from heaven shone around him” (9:3, ESV). So, Saul who becomes Paul had an encounter with Jesus in Heaven.

Everyone Who Believes Will Live Forever (TMF:1481)

Monday, October 19, 2020
Peace to Live By: Everyone Who Believes Will Live Forever (TMF:1481) - Daniel Litton
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       So, the Bible says that Jesus left the comfort of Heaven, became a man, lived on the earth, died, and then rose back to life. And not only that, he went back to Heaven. Jesus then had a soul—for his soul had to be somewhere while he was in the grave. And his soul re-entered his body, and he experienced bodily resurrection. Therefore, because of Jesus’ existence and his return to the Father, that’s one reason we know that Heaven is real, and a physical place at that. But Jesus also said that Heaven was real while he lived on the earth, for he said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die” (John 11:25, 26, ESV). Here, he tells us that not only will he live forever, but anyone who believes in him will live with him forever. Beyond our Lord Jesus Christ we know there are other examples in the Bible, instances that show that Heaven is real. We could consider Stephen’s martyrdom.