Paradise or Eternal Life?
Who wouldn’t want to go to Paradise? The memory of the Garden of Eden is still in the human consciousness and we long to return to the wonderful environment where all is love, joy, peace, and beauty.
However, the emphasis of the New Testament is not on the return of man to Paradise (which we call Heaven) but on the gaining of eternal life. Our goal is not a change of location but a transformation of personality. There may be no greater need in Christian thinking than that concerning the goal of salvation.
Table of Contents
The Use of the Terms Heaven and Paradise
Our Transformation into a New Creation in the Moral Image of Christ
The two dimensions of the new covenant
How Our Transformation Will Affect Our Life in Paradise
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