2006-07-03 21:47:56 · 20 answers · asked by Rodney 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yeah, how do you know? It must be that personal relationship with god.
2006-07-03 21:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at 1 Cor 3 from v 11
Salvation is not reward as it is by grace and cannot be earned.
But there is reward based our discipleship. Paul talked about winning a race and earning his crown.
I'm not sure that I would call it a hierarchy though.
What will the reward be? We are not told but some speculate it will be God's "well done, my good and faithful servant". How will we use it? We don't know, but perhaps Charles Wesley had it right:
"When we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love and praise"
On a silly level:
A lawyer goes to St Peter and asks why his heavenly mansion is far better than the late pope's. St Peter said,"It's because we have dozens of popes here but you are our first ever lawyer!"
2006-07-04 05:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by hippoterry2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the heavens are graded and there are 3 stages till we reach paradise.
There are separate very low grade heavens for each church and warrior religion... and also hells in the heavens...mainly for the false gods that have led so many astray including Kriste.
The golden rule the churches Jesus came to teach, was to love and do to others as you would wish done to yourself.
Yes there are 2 spiritual orientations service to self and service to others, no saviours necessary, as we can condition our own spirits. by knowing ' I am who I am' the maker and one great spirit to be alone worshipped ..and by the food we eat...not eating fish or meat
See the Oahspe and zetatalk.com
2006-07-04 14:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by creativedynamic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 different Things -
Heaven and Kingdom of God..
Heaven are just places/planets with better facility of Enjoyment in this Universe... People are given such facility according to their Pious deeds.. but there is still suffering and Death.(of course not as bad as on this planet)
Kingdom of God is only for those who want, only to serve and Love God. There are different Spiritual worlds too.. But that is depending on our mood of Love and service to God...
This is stated in Vedic Literatures
2006-07-04 06:58:41 · answer #4 · answered by Parsu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and we will all go to wherever we are most comfortable according to our lives on earth, so we really have no need to worry.
Those who spurn Jesus and Heavenly Father, who hate everyone and flout the law will dwell in a place where lawlessness and hate and anarchy reign.
Those who are generally good but haven't repented of their sins or bothered about Jesus (perhaps because they have never heard of him) will have eternal life (i.e., they will be resurrected) but will not dwell in His glory; so they won't have to worry about passing the time with someone they never knew in life. However, they will have the gospel preached to them and will be able to move up to a higher level if they choose to repent and accept Jesus as their saviour. I do not accept that good people go to hell.
Those who love Jesus and Heavenly Father and have repented of their sins will dwell with them in eternity and be happy; that goes for most Christians.
Those who love Jesus and Heavenly Father AND have endured to the end in serving them AND have received necessary ordinances such as baptism, sealing and endowment, will dwell with them in eternity AND have their families around them AND continue to grow in glory.
Hallelujah!
2006-07-04 05:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by sunnyannie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to you! Does heaven run on a caste system then? Can't say that's very fair!
2006-07-04 04:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we are all superior spiritual beings a part of the whole . while we live on this dense earth most of us forget who we really are until we pass through to our spiritual home once again.
2006-07-04 05:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by oakesy1971 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, I read that too, somewhere, more than once. And I'm thinking that all those born again people who do nothing but damn others to hell and preach aren't going to be very happy with the accomodation
2006-07-04 04:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well thats Jesus screwed then, since he's responsible for the start of more wars and death then any other in the history of man
2006-07-04 06:23:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes please. Seven hierarchy stages in Paradise also in Hell. Also, a place between the two. Sort of staging post whose dwellers must wait for the passage to the Paradise.
2006-07-04 04:55:22 · answer #10 · answered by hasanmuizudin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I did know. It is quite well explained in the book, 'the shock of your life,'
2006-07-04 05:32:00 · answer #11 · answered by good tree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋