2013-11-16T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Heaven/ http://faithgateway.com/thanks-for-being-imperfect-heaven-devotional/ 2013-11-16T06:00:04-05:00 I was reminded yet again that I could be real with God, I told my fellow pastors. I learned that I didn’t have to offer some kind of churchy, holy-sounding prayer in order to be heard in heaven. “You might as well tell God what you think,” I said. “He already knows it anyway. — Todd Burpo, Heaven Is for […] http://faithgateway.com/bible-verses-about-heaven/ 2013-11-07T06:00:04-05:00 What does the Bible say about heaven? Jesus mentions Heaven about seventy times in the book of Matthew alone. It appears from the very first verse in Genesis- “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”- to the last reference found at the end of Revelation- “He showed me the great city… descending […] http://faithgateway.com/10-answers-to-questions-about-heaven/ 2013-10-30T06:00:06-05:00 Gain immediate access to our new FREE eBook,10 Answers to your Questions about Heaven by Billy Graham. This resource is full of deep, insightful, and Biblical answers to the most common questions asked about Heaven written by one of Christianity’s most beloved evangelists, Billy Graham! God’s Word says Heaven awaits all the saints of His […] http://faithgateway.com/can-we-be-sure-we-are-going-to-heaven/ 2013-10-25T06:00:03-05:00 When I die, I want to go to Heaven, but how do I know if I will end up in Heaven? The question of Heaven, and what it takes to get there is on the mind of many believers. Can I know… How can I be sure…But what if I…? Can we be sure we are […] http://faithgateway.com/jesus-is-our-hope/ 2013-10-04T14:53:38-05:00 I give you hope—hope that the best part of your life is not behind you. Rather, it stretches out before you gloriously: into an eternity of experiences that will get better and better and better. For now, though, you inhabit a world of death, sorrow, crying, and pain. Let the hope of heaven empower you […] http://faithgateway.com/does-heaven-really-exist/ 2013-10-04T14:47:00-05:00 Does the Bible say very much about Heaven? Jesus mentions Heaven about seventy times in the book of Matthew alone. It appears from the very first verse in Genesis—”In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”—to the last reference found at the end of Revelation—”[He] showed me the great city . . . […] http://faithgateway.com/can-we-be-sure-we-will-go-to-heaven/ 2013-10-04T14:45:07-05:00 What is meant by “broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (Matthew 7:13–14)? Jesus was close to the end of His earthly life when He preached these words in the […] http://faithgateway.com/acquiring-heavenly-perspective/ 2013-10-04T14:43:08-05:00 I . . . began working my way upstairs on my crutches. Down at the bottom, on the first step, I started getting mad at God. “This isn’t fair,” I grumbled aloud as I struggled up the stairs, one crutch at a time, one step at a time. “I have to suffer and be in […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/storm-chaser-chased-by-the-storm-6962 2013-09-17T12:40:13-05:00 The Bible says, "Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment" (Hebrews 9:27). For everything we've ever done that was wrong in God's eyes. Which leaves me no hope of heaven, except one. If I know somehow I won't face God's judgment. And, thank God, I know my sin has been erased by a sinless God because His Son, Jesus, took my judgment when He died on that cross. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/closed-doors-at-christmas-6772 2012-12-27T15:18:08-05:00 Jesus said, "I have longed to gather you together, but you were not willing." And that tragedy continues today as Jesus tries to get into a life that He came for that first Christmas; that He died for on Good Friday - maybe yours. He paid such a high price for you. He loves you so much He doesn't want to lose you. He died to pay for the sin that would cause you to be shut out of Heaven.