First I want to acknowledge God the Father, Son , and Holy Spirit, and give thanks to Him who gives us "all we need" according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). I thank God for the opportunity to explain in adequate detail my disagreements with certain teachings, basing my theology on what the scriptures actually say and teach, and relying on the Holy Spirit alone to reveal the truth of God 's word. My prayer is that I will not cause dissension or dispute, but that to the glory of God and the praise of Jesus Christ I might win some to reason with the scriptures and challenge themselves according to the scriptures so that we might know and live an unadulterated gospel.
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The Bible doesn 't actually say "we are to live 'heaven to earth '". There is no literal verse in the Bible explicitly stating that. We know there are topics in the Bible that are not explicitly mentioned (i.e. the Holy Trinity). For example, the Trinity is not a term that can be found in the Bible, but it can be proved with other verses that speak specifically to the fact that God the Father, Jesus (the Son), and the Holy Spirit are equally God and all possess the attributes of God. However, there is no evidence in scripture that speaks specifically to the notion that "we are to live 'heaven to earth '". The definition claims whatever is in heaven should be on earth. This is not true outside of the context of the "new heaven and a new earth" that John mentions in Revelation 21:1-2. We know the new heaven and earth are not to be experienced now because John gives us the context in v.1 telling us WHEN this will happen, "for the first heaven and the first earth passed away". This view is consistent with what Jesus teaches regarding heaven and earth as we know it now (Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33). Also, we cannot apply the statement "we are to live 'heaven to earth" to all things respectfully. If "whatever" is in heaven should be …show more content…
None of those things exist in heaven or the "new heaven and earth". Those corruptions are earthly corruptions that resulted from the fall in the garden of Eden, and it is important to note they are curses ordained by God (Genesis 3:14-19, Romans 5:12, and Romans 8:18-25). Romans 8:18-25 states that all creation still groans to be set free from its slavery to corruption, and WE OURSELVES "wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODY." Paul wrote this to believers who were saved, and he tells them (even though we are saved) we have not fully obtained our adoption to include specifically our corruptible bodies. Corruption in the body is ailment, aging, and sickness. This does not mean it is necessarily God 's will for us to be sick, but it does mean God has not completely freed us from the curse God place on this world (alluded to in Romans 5:12, ordained by God in Genesis 3:14-19). We will still experience sickness and lack in this world, but we faithfully agree God can and certainly will
All my responses and the approach I use to give …show more content…
The Bible doesn 't actually say "we are to live 'heaven to earth '". There is no literal verse in the Bible explicitly stating that. We know there are topics in the Bible that are not explicitly mentioned (i.e. the Holy Trinity). For example, the Trinity is not a term that can be found in the Bible, but it can be proved with other verses that speak specifically to the fact that God the Father, Jesus (the Son), and the Holy Spirit are equally God and all possess the attributes of God. However, there is no evidence in scripture that speaks specifically to the notion that "we are to live 'heaven to earth '". The definition claims whatever is in heaven should be on earth. This is not true outside of the context of the "new heaven and a new earth" that John mentions in Revelation 21:1-2. We know the new heaven and earth are not to be experienced now because John gives us the context in v.1 telling us WHEN this will happen, "for the first heaven and the first earth passed away". This view is consistent with what Jesus teaches regarding heaven and earth as we know it now (Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33). Also, we cannot apply the statement "we are to live 'heaven to earth" to all things respectfully. If "whatever" is in heaven should be …show more content…
None of those things exist in heaven or the "new heaven and earth". Those corruptions are earthly corruptions that resulted from the fall in the garden of Eden, and it is important to note they are curses ordained by God (Genesis 3:14-19, Romans 5:12, and Romans 8:18-25). Romans 8:18-25 states that all creation still groans to be set free from its slavery to corruption, and WE OURSELVES "wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODY." Paul wrote this to believers who were saved, and he tells them (even though we are saved) we have not fully obtained our adoption to include specifically our corruptible bodies. Corruption in the body is ailment, aging, and sickness. This does not mean it is necessarily God 's will for us to be sick, but it does mean God has not completely freed us from the curse God place on this world (alluded to in Romans 5:12, ordained by God in Genesis 3:14-19). We will still experience sickness and lack in this world, but we faithfully agree God can and certainly will