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I came to Christ in a church that was Arminian, so that was naturally my early leaning. I went to a Bible college and seminary that were both middle of the road where neither hard core Calvinism nor Arminianism often surfaced in class, though on a continuum, some faculty would lean more toward one than the other.

First Thessalonians 4 says we are to “comfort one another with these words” about being together with the Lord forever. So clearly we will be spending eternity with our loved ones.

I don’t recall watching a Sunday morning news or commentary program for years, but in God’s providence I turned on the television four weeks ago, just a few minutes before Brit Hume made his now famous comments about Tiger Woods. 

Think about the person you would most want to spend time with. Who would that person be? Your favorite singer, author, or athlete? Your best friend who moved away? A family member who’s already died?

Scripture opens the door to the answer to this question through its teaching that God has a special love for children.

In keeping with our finite natures, we’ll experience process in heaven. We will continually learn more of God.

Mortal means you can die.

Because the price of sin is not just death, but eternal death. No human being can transcend what is eternal, except Christ.

Ecumenism is a term that must first be defined to be discussed. It has many modern nuances.

In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul calls the third heaven “paradise.” When Jesus (before his resurrection), refers to where the thief on the cross would go, he calls it paradise.

“The babies [Jacob and Esau] jostled each other within her [Rebekah].” (Genesis 25:22)

Science confirms exactly what Scripture demonstrates, that there is a point at which human life does not exist and then is suddenly created by God. In Science this is known as the point of conception.

I’ll cut and paste two portions from the book below. If you only want section specifically on breathing, go to 6f below.     As to Scripture and beginning of life, I follow with excerpt from Appendix B: Abortion in the Bible and Church History. The portion concerning Jesus and John the Baptist in Luke 1 is especially revealing I think.

That first century Jewish culture understood truth far better than grace. Grace comes first in John 1:14 because it was more surprising.