Heaven?

Philip Gulley and James Mulholland co-authored a book “If Grace Is True Why God Will Save Every Person.” Gulley is a Quaker minister and Mulholland has what he calls ecumenical experience in the American Baptist and United Methodist denominations and is currently a Quaker pastor. I bought their book to consider their logic for coming to such a conclusion based on the same bible I read.

 

Their logic is based on what they believe, what they think and what they feel and do not have specific bible support to support the title of their book.

 

We get into that same mode of thinking when the subject is Heaven. The Bible says very little about heaven but we all have our convictions just as Muslims have their convictions. I especially like the fact that if I like to fish I will be able to do that in Heaven. I told the person who told me that that Heaven must be Hell for fish with all those hooks and things. I was assured there were no barbs and it was all catch and release. I hope he was kidding.

 

We can only think in the physical and since Heaven is not physical we have no clue. It was enough for David to know that: goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Psalms 23:6). Did he need more details? Did he need gold streets or pearly gates or was it enough to know: … in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. David was satisfied with looking forward to relationship with God not possible here (Psalm 16:11). Why isn’t it enough for us?