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If a Christian Commits Suicide, Do They Still Go to Heaven?

If a Christian Commits Suicide, Do They Still Go to Heaven?

The question really is, can a person who has been forgiven of their sins, who has been received by God through the mercy and the merits of Jesus ... can that person do something to be unforgiven? 

What's Up with Heaven?

What's Up with Heaven?

What can we expect to encounter in Heaven? What will we find? In a word, everything! Everything that is most precious and dear to you and me, everything that is important to Christ-followers, is currently in heaven. Everything we need or desire will be found in heaven once we pass through its magnificent gates, either by death or by being caught up with Christ at the Rapture.

Far More Americans Believe in Angels Than Believe in Hell

Far More Americans Believe in Angels Than Believe in Hell

Living in a secularized, post-Christian, even anti-Christian culture, why would you and I trust in God more than we do and in ourselves less than we do? The answer transcends the intellectual: we can believe that heaven, angels, hell, and the devil exist, but such rational assent changes nothing in our lives or our world.

For True Followers of Christ, the Worst Things Are Never the Last Things

For True Followers of Christ, the Worst Things Are Never the Last Things

For a true follower of Christ, the worst things are never the last things. This is because “our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself” (Philippians 3:20-21).

Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls Heaven a 'Fantasy'

Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls Heaven a 'Fantasy'

Longtime Hollywood actor and former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dismissed the idea that people will see their loved ones in Heaven as a "fantasy."

Church Youth Director Dies in Car Crash Hours after Preaching about Heaven

Church Youth Director Dies in Car Crash Hours after Preaching about Heaven

Caylee Dugger, a church youth director, died in a three-vehicle wreck last Thursday while the other drivers survived, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. She was 30 at the time of her death.

8 Ways You Can be Ready for Jesus' Return

8 Ways You Can be Ready for Jesus' Return

When Jesus left this earth, He promised that He would return one day and take us to live with Him in His heavenly Kingdom. We are living now in the Church Age, and regardless of what you believe about specific eschatology of the end times, all Christians can agree that Christ is coming back and we are called to be ready and walking the straight and narrow path so that He may tell us "well done, good and faithful, servant" on that glorious day when we meet Him face to face.

Here are eight things you can do as you seek to cultivate a life centered on Christ, eagerly awaiting His return.

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Do I Want to Go to Heaven Primarily to Avoid Hell or Primarily to Be with God?

Do I Want to Go to Heaven Primarily to Avoid Hell or Primarily to Be with God?

Early in my Christian experience, I thought I needed to serve God to earn or justify his love for me. Then I learned that because “God is love” (1 John 4:8), he cannot love me any more than he already does. As a result, I learned to serve him out of gratitude for his amazing grace. Now I realize there is a still deeper reason to love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30): because he is worthy of such love.

When Christians Make the World Their Home, We Become More Like the World Than the World Becomes Like Us

When Christians Make the World Their Home, We Become More Like the World Than the World Becomes Like Us

When Christians make this world our home, we become more like the world than the world becomes like us. By contrast, if every Christian took seriously our status as “travelers on a journey,” I am convinced that our world could not remain the same.

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