ENDGAME HEAVEN PART 2 (5 OF 5)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: I Corinthians 15:17
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Endgame Heaven Part 2 (5 of 5)
Series: Endgame
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 15:17
INTRODUCTION: In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Christian spinster, Miss Watson, takes a dim view of Huck's fun-loving spirit. According to Huck, ''She went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn't think much of it. I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said, not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.''
The pious Miss Watson had nothing to say about Heaven that appealed to Huck. And nothing, if we're honest, that appeals to US. How many people in this room play the harp?
In his book ''The Journey of Desire'' John Eldredge writes
''Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service...We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks. Forever and ever? That's it? That's the good news? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more 'spiritual.' We lose heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can.''
Gary Larson captured a common misconception of Heaven in one of his Far Side cartoons. In it a man with angel wings and a halo sits on a cloud, doing nothing, with no one nearby. He has the expression of someone marooned on a desert island with absolutely nothing to do. A caption shows his inner thoughts: ''Wish I'd brought a magazine.''
ILLUSTRATION: It's like trying to convince your kids to move here to Vero Beach, Fl. You know what the YOUNG people call VERO Beach? They call Vero Beach, ZERO Beach. People like ME love it because we go to bed at 9pm. But THEY want a place of excitement and sophistication, like Fort Pierce or Melbourne. It's the same with Heaven. The young people view Heaven ...
Series: Endgame
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 15:17
INTRODUCTION: In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Christian spinster, Miss Watson, takes a dim view of Huck's fun-loving spirit. According to Huck, ''She went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn't think much of it. I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said, not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.''
The pious Miss Watson had nothing to say about Heaven that appealed to Huck. And nothing, if we're honest, that appeals to US. How many people in this room play the harp?
In his book ''The Journey of Desire'' John Eldredge writes
''Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service...We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks. Forever and ever? That's it? That's the good news? And then we sigh and feel guilty that we are not more 'spiritual.' We lose heart, and we turn once more to the present to find what life we can.''
Gary Larson captured a common misconception of Heaven in one of his Far Side cartoons. In it a man with angel wings and a halo sits on a cloud, doing nothing, with no one nearby. He has the expression of someone marooned on a desert island with absolutely nothing to do. A caption shows his inner thoughts: ''Wish I'd brought a magazine.''
ILLUSTRATION: It's like trying to convince your kids to move here to Vero Beach, Fl. You know what the YOUNG people call VERO Beach? They call Vero Beach, ZERO Beach. People like ME love it because we go to bed at 9pm. But THEY want a place of excitement and sophistication, like Fort Pierce or Melbourne. It's the same with Heaven. The young people view Heaven ...
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