Julia (Stager) Mayo

Question from a reader: What is Randy's take on a Christian being vegan? I've seen some pretty horrible things considering animals at the slaughter. I'm curious to know what he thinks from an eternal perspective. 

Question from a reader: I just read your story of losing your sweet dog, Moses. I wept and wept as I read. I’m a Christian and am having such great difficulty with the suffering and death of animals everywhere. I have prayed for understanding but can’t find peace. I have begun to realize it is the curse of sin. How do I stop the pain and find peace?

Question from a reader: You would think that Jesus and the New Testament would have a different view of slavery, but slavery is still approved of in the New Testament, as the following passages show.

If we physically die while existing in a state of spiritual death, our spiritual death becomes permanent and we will eternally exist estranged from God.

Thank you for your honest questions. You address many doctrinal matters, and I will do my best to supply you with Biblical answers.

Question from a reader: What do you think about having a homosexual be part of a church leadership team?

Question from a reader: In your book Heaven you theorize about what age our resurrection bodies will look like. I think our resurrection body development will match our spiritual development. Hebrews 5:12-13 speaks of baby Christians still in need of milk, not solid food. Those less mature will have childish bodies and will need to do a lot of growing up on the New Earth, while those fully mature, like the servant with 10 talents, will be immediately ready to receive great responsibility on the New Earth. What are your thoughts?

A few months ago, our staff ran across this blog post written by a marketing manager for a Christian bookstore. Although he specifically mentions Randy’s book Heaven, the issue his post brings up certainly isn’t limited to Randy’s books or even just the subject of eternity. Blogger Derek Ouellette writes:  

The Biblical doctrine of the afterlife develops through the entire Bible (As God revealed more of his Word to humanity, we learn more about what life is after we die).