Image of God - or image of Adam?

[tdidymas]

Not really, because the saints will ultimately go to God's millennial kingdom - right here on earth, not up in heaven. Also, "hell" is a confusing snd composite term that has wrapped the grave, Gehenna and the Lake of Fire into one.

Ok, I guess you didn't read my post after all, since you didn't get the point.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

Ok, I guess you didn't read my post after all, since you didn't get the point.

Your post came up with a false premise that dead people go to heaven, hell or purgatory, while the it is written in Rev. 20 that saints be resurrected in the millennial kingdom, others stay dead till the white throne judgement

 

[Elijah7777]

Your post came up with a false premise that dead people go to heaven, hell or purgatory, while the it is written in Rev. 20 that saints be resurrected in the millennial kingdom, others stay dead till the white throne judgement

This talks about people that "had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus". We can only guess at what that means. Some say people who are martyred during the Tribulation period.

How do you bring someone back to life after they chop their head off? Too many questions here.

*"I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

This talks about people that "had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus". We can only guess at what that means. Some say people who are martyred during the Tribulation period.

How do you bring someone back to life after they chop their head off? Too many questions here.

*"I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

The saints will be resurrected in the same way Jesus was resurrected.

 

[Elijah7777]

The saints will be resurrected in the same way Jesus was resurrected.

We get revived and resituated. I lost track of how many times I died and yet I am still here.

 

[NewLifeInChrist]

We get revived and resituated. I lost track of how many times I died and yet I am still here.

You mean resuscitated?

 

[Elijah7777]

You mean resuscitated?

Yes, although the last time I was in the emergency room, they wanted to euthanize me. Until my son showed up.

 

[Bruce.Leiter]

I really tried to live my life asking: What Would Jesus Do? There are things I just would not do and I wonder why people are willing to do what they do to make dollars to stuff in their pocket. Then I wonder what they do with the money that they should not be doing. Never once did I hear a church that was worried about where the money comes from.

The phrase "What Would Jesus Do?" (WWJD) comes from the classic Christian novel "In His Steps" by Charles Monroe Sheldon, first published in 1896. The book has sold over 50 million copies, making it one of the best-selling Christian books of all time.

Summary of "In His Steps"​

The novel follows Reverend Henry Maxwell, a pastor in the fictional town of Raymond, Kansas, who challenges his congregation to not do anything for a year without first asking, "What Would Jesus Do?". This question transforms the lives of several characters, including a newspaper editor, a singer, and a wealthy heiress, as they struggle to align their actions with Christian principles.

I would revise the question slightly to what Jesus inspired writers to write, "What would God want us to do and not do, according to his Word?" Jesus' life in the Bible does not involve everything he did; it isn't a biography (John 21:25):

Joh 21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

 

[Elijah7777]

"What would God want us to do and not do, according to his Word?" Jesus' life in the Bible does not involve everything he did

He would preach and teach and heal the sick. Jesus said "Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness" in Matthew 7:23.Jesus said, "Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?" in Luke 6:46. This verse emphasizes the importance of obedience to His teachings rather than just acknowledging Him with words. He warns that true discipleship is demonstrated through actions, not just verbal declarations of faith.