"Seeing Through The Fog"

First of all, I am glad that we are all reading this book. I think it will help to have accountability and discussion about it. I really enjoyed the Intro and Chapter One. It was a great reminder for me that while I am supposed to look forward to Heaven, my future home is neglected. I hope that as I work through this book the neglect will be transformed into longing. In talking to many of you, I know you are also eager to read this book.

If you haven't started with the Intro or Chapter One, I encourage you to take a moment and read through it. It doesn't take very long to get through. From the outset he points out that Heaven is a physical place and I am sure that he will develop this further in the book, supporting ALL his conclusions with scripture. The idea of physicality is something that I had heard but naturally did not ever think about. I suppose my thoughts created a "spiritual" because the body is dead. I don't want to get ahead of the book, but I think he is heading in the direction of stating that our resurrected state will be similar to Jesus' resurrected body - physical. John 20:27 says, "Then He said to Thomas, 'Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing'."

The other main point that challenged me was Satan's plan of action. Obviously, most believers and many unbelievers acknowledge an afterlife. But the inaccurate view of God's Heaven is what hinders people in this life. Satan is not concerned with spreading a lie that there is no Heaven. He has victory in misrepresenting Heaven.

I have to pray that I can see through the fog of inaccuracies and lies that Satan has set out and trust that God will use this book to stir up a greater desire for Heaven.

Heaven

Hi Everyone!

If you found this page I assume you are interesting in discussing the Heaven book by Randy Alcorn. I hope that this book study will allow us all to become more familiar with the subject of heaven and long for it as Christ commands. This first entry is more of a test run. Please add a note or something to let me know that everyone will be able to write their thoughts on the chapter. If this works then we will start chapter one this week.


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