Emphasis Preaching Journal
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Perhaps the one thing that most differentiates us from our spiritual ancestors of a century or more ago is a crystal-clear belief in life after death. By and large they seemed to have one and we don't. Among Protestants -- at least -- the coals of hell, with the weeping and gnashing of teeth, were a reality. Likewise, the streets of pure gold with singing and dancing were a reality.
Even with the tons of books -- some making best-seller lists -- that tell about life after death, we still have a very hazy idea of what comes after rising from the dead.
Perhaps the one thing that most differentiates us from our spiritual ancestors of a century or more ago is a crystal-clear belief in life after death. By and large they seemed to have one and we don't. Among Protestants -- at least -- the coals of hell, with the weeping and gnashing of teeth, were a reality. Likewise, the streets of pure gold with singing and dancing were a reality.
Even with the tons of books -- some making best-seller lists -- that tell about life after death, we still have a very hazy idea of what comes after rising from the dead.
