Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
If I were "born again", I would spend eternity with the Lord in Heaven. Heaven from my understanding is a wonderful place - free of pain, filled with joy, and having peace in my heart forever.

Hi John,

I haven't read anyone else's response. I've been a Christian for a lot of years and I still ask some of these questions. I'm not sure anyone's going to be able to answer them. Personally, I'm not particularly happy with the 'joy on the other side' and 'free from suffering' answers that you typically hear at funerals and around death-beds. I don't disagree with any of them. But even long time Christians often don't sound utterly convincing to me when uttering these semi-platitudes.

Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
Now... what if I made the cut and my two sons didn't? How exactly am I suppose to be free of pain and have peace in my heart if my two sons are suffering in the bowels of Hell?

Maybe Heaven is complicated?

I really don't know. Personally, I don't like singing 'In the Sweet Bye and Bye'.

Personally, I believe in God. I believe Jesus died for my sins. I think the Bible gives us a pretty good picture of that. I think a lot of what is communicated about heaven is pretty speculative.

Basically, I don't know the answer to your questions. But it doesn't stop me from being a Christian.

Peace,

Ian

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