The teaching of the evangelical community has been 99.9% on the side of infant salvation. That's certainly where my heart is, and after reflecting on Scripture, if I had to put money on it, I'd put it on infants going to heaven when they die. But the difficulties involved are considerable.
The issue seems to be what Muslims believe about Jesus Christ. My question would be: "What does your sister-in-law not believe about Jesus that keeps her from becoming a Christian?
The answer is yes, at least to some extent.
Based on scriptural evidence, I believe the answer is "yes."
In Heaven, we will recall some—likely most or all—of our lives on earth.
This is among the most controversial beliefs I’ve presented in my books, yet there’s clear scriptural evidence for it.
When we die we go to be with Christ (II Cor. 5:8) which is wonderful. But we are still incomplete, in a pre-resurrected state, anticipating Christ's return to earth, and our resurrections. The place we'll live forever will be where God comes down to dwell with us, on the New Earth (Revelation 21:1-3).
"Did Adam and Eve eat of the tree of life before they sinned? In Heaven you state that Adam and Eve ate of the tree of life. But in Genesis 3:22 Adam and Eve now know the difference between good and evil and God drives them out of the garden. They don't eat of the tree of life which would allow them to live forever in an unregenerate state. To prevent them from being able to access the tree of life, a cherubim is put at the entrance of the garden to prevent access ...
Luke was very careful to report the incident involving Paul and Barnabas in Acts 15:36-41 as simply a historical matter.
Since Enoch and Elijah did not die, but were taken into Heaven, did they receive glorified bodies? (I’ve also recently read accounts that this is a misinterpretation of Scripture: Did they really not die?)
THE SHORT ANSWER:
Hebrews 11:5 clearly says that Enoch did not die. (“By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not found, because God had taken him,’ for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”) The same Hebrew verb used in Gen. 5:24 referring to Enoch, is used in talking about ...
Jesus is not a pure Greek name, as there is no "J" in Greek. Yashua's Greek name begins with an iota. The name is transliterated IESOUS and sounds like ee-ay-soos.
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