25 October 2020
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Only Believers in Jesus Go Into Heaven (TMF:1490)

Friday, October 30, 2020
Peace to Live By: Only Believers in Jesus Go Into Heaven (TMF:1490) - Daniel Litton
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       Hebrews 4:13 tells us, “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (ESV). We also read in Revelation 20:15, “And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (ESV). Only believers in Jesus Christ get to go into Heaven. So, in order to supplement the salvation that we all are going to receive, as Christians, and the fact that we are with God forever, God himself is going to give most of us a variety of rewards that we have gained by doing right and being obedient in this life. It should also be noted that the longer we’ve worked for Christ, the more relationships we are going to have, both with those we worked alongside and those whom we partook in helping them come to Christ. Jesus will evaluate our works at what is called the Judgment Seat of Christ. These works will be evaluated on whether they were done with right motive, or whether we did them with an ulterior motive, like the praise of our fellow brothers and sisters or even just to be seen by others.

Two Theories About The Book of Life (TMF:1489)

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Peace to Live By: Two Theories About The Book of Life (TMF:1489) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, in Heaven, God has a book in which all the names of saved people are written down, and we have seen this book in Scripture to be called The Book of Life. When it comes to understanding this book, really, there are two different theories. One theory proposes that as God saves people in our world, that their names are added into the book. Another theory proposes that everyone’s name is originally in the book, but that God blots out the names of those who do not repent and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Personally, I think I prefer the second approach here. Nevertheless, the Book of Life contains all the names of every person who has ever believed in him, both those who, during the times of the Old Testament, looked forward to Christ’s coming to the earth, and those, who during the times of the New Testament, Church Age, Tribulation Period, and perhaps the Millennial Kingdom, have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. So then, non-Christians names are not written in The Book of Life, or they have been blotted out. As an aside, one could look at all the names of mankind being in the book versus only the elects names.

Getting More Responsibility in Heaven? (TMF:1488)

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Peace to Live By: Getting More Responsibility in Heaven? (TMF:1488) - Daniel Litton
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       I do want to take a moment here and talk about how developing fruit in our personalities and characters on earth benefits us for Heaven. I think a lot of of sometimes wonder why bettering ourselves in certain ways about things pertaining to our character is necessary. Like, for example, why is it important for us to develop patience in this life when perhaps we will not need patience in Heaven? I remember having this conversation with God one time in my own life. I asked him why I needed to develop my patience when I probably wasn’t going to need it in the next life. And I remember that, over time, he showed me that not only is our patience important for our success in this life, but it is also important because the better people we become here on the earth, the more responsibility we will be given in Heaven. If I can continue to develop my character here on the earth and make it better and better, not only will I be given more rewards in Heaven in the future but also I will perhaps have a better experience in Heaven if the Lord Jesus Christ entrusts me with more responsibility in the next life. Developing my patience is pretty important.

A Christian Goes Immediately to Heaven (TMF:1487)

Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Peace to Live By: A Christian Goes Immediately to Heaven (TMF:1487) - Daniel Litton
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       So, when the believer in Jesus Christ dies, he or she goes immediately to be with Christ in the current Heaven. There, he has supplied for us everything we need besides himself. And one day in the future after that, we will get our new, resurrection bodies whereby we will experience the rest of eternity. Speaking of our bodies, what happens to our earthly bodies? Well, the reason our earthly bodies are placed into a casket and put six feet into the ground is based on the belief that Jesus will raise our bodies and transform them into new bodies in the future. That’s why many people in America are buried in caskets. I think some people have never thought about this. Regardless, these bodies that are decaying in the caskets now will be raised in the future and transformed into new bodies. So, no matter what was wrong with the body that caused it to die, whether it was disease, old age, murder, an accident, whatever it was, those bodies will be alleviated of that ailment and be in perfect health.

Death is a Release from this Life (TMF:1486)

Monday, October 26, 2020
Peace to Live By: Death is a Release from this Life (TMF:1486 - Daniel Litton
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       See, Paul knew that by staying on the earth he could help his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ—he wasn’t a selfish individual. He knew that would rack up more and more rewards for himself in Heaven (and we are going to talk about this shortly). He knew that Heaven was going to be a great place. So death then is a release from this life, from the burdens, pains, and troubles that come to us in our lives. Many folks look at death as a negative thing, and it certainly is in some aspects, especially for those who we leave behind here on the earth. However, for the person who is dying, it means he or she is no longer tied down by the cares and concerns of this life. This current life is over for the person. So, a person’s concerns pertaining to the salvation of family and friends, the need to make money, the need to do a good job at whatever it is that the person was doing, the maintenance of relationships, taking care of one’s body—all those cares are gone; they are done for.