OH, DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING!?
I came across a video of a very sincere man, seemingly very upset about this Christian idea called heaven. According to him, what is the point of going to heaven since there won’t be all these good things that we enjoy on his earth? In his own words, “In heaven, there won’t be birthday parties with my friends, there won’t be braai meetups, no travelling to see the beautiful places, and there certainly won't be beautiful girls to come into my room now and then.” So basically, if all these good things that we enjoy are missing in a place that we are supposed to spend eternity in, what good is it? Why should we even want to go there? Well, since these are the opinions of an unbelieving carnal man, such an idea is expected. However, I fear that a large majority of believers (as I have observed) hold similar sentiments about heaven. They imagine it as a place where we will get all our needs met: a river of milk and eggs growing on trees. In a few words: fleshly indulgence. What will w...