The Faith, Destination, and Hope of a Believer
The purpose
of a believer’s faith is to go to heaven and be with God for eternity. But how
does one get there? There must be a path that one takes. This path is made
known clearly today through the Bible because this is the time when the
promises Jesus made in the New Testament are being fulfilled. In the same way
that Jesus fulfilled the old promise (covenant) 2000 years ago, there is a new promise
made by Jesus at that time which is fulfilled today. (Lk 22:20). What is this
new covenant that Jesus made, and when, where and how will our path to heaven
and eternal life be fulfilled?
There
are thousands of religions in today’s world and believers carry out their life
of faith based on the teachings of that religion. They all hope for ‘heaven’
and to be with God. However, the reality is that man can not be with God as
long as we continue to live in a world of sin, because sin is what separates man
from God, leading to death. Ask a believer what happens to his or her spirit after
the death of the flesh, and few would answer with conviction, perhaps saying “up
in the sky”.
In the
Bible, there are two types of spirits recorded - God’s spirit and the devil’s
spirit. The former speaks truth about the word of God, whilst the latter speaks
lies. Since Adam’s betrayal, God has been making a covenant with His people
through one chosen pastor but they broke the covenant in every era because they
did not believe in God’s promise and were deceived by the evil spirit (devil). Before
Jesus took up the cross, he made a new promise (covenant) recorded in Luke
22:14-20. It is through this promised path that one can find God and the
martyred spirits in heaven. The problem is that our spirits have become
darkened, living according to our flesh and placing our hope in the world. What
God has promised in the Bible is not of the world or the flesh. Those who put
their hope in heaven will go to heaven, and those who put their hope in the
world will fall into the world.
All
people in this sinful world must be reborn and recreated to live. The recreated
world that God has purposed and worked for for 6000 years is free of sin and is
a holy, eternal world - the kingdom of heaven, which will soon be fulfilled, as
God’s will is fulfilled on earth as it is in heaven. God and the kingdom of
heaven in the spiritual world will unite with the kingdom of heaven currently being
created on earth. This is both the hope of God and of man. This will be given
to those who put their hope in heaven. The time is coming when the serpent that
deceived Adam 6000 years ago (Gen 3) will be thrown into the Abyss (Rv 20).
The Faith, Destination, and Hope of a Believer
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