The Children’s Class
1.“I am the way.”
2.“When they saw the Lord.”
3.“It is finished.”
4.“If thou wouldest believe, thou shouldeet see.”
5. “The Father Himself loveth you.”
6.“Without Me ye can do nothing.”
7.“They loved the praise of men.”
The Young People’s Class Heaven
Our questions today are about heaven, that wonderful place which we have all heard so much about. And yet the Scriptures do not tell us as much about the place as about the One whose home it is for His presence will make it heaven to us.
Actually the Bible never speaks about a believer’s going to heaven when he dies, but rather of departing to be “with Christ; which is far better” (Phil. 1:2323For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Philippians 1:23)), and about being “absent from the body ... present with the Lord.” 2 Cor. 5:88We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8). God would have us occupied with Christ and not with the wonders of heaven itself, although we know, from the little God has told us, that it is a glorious place indeed. But in spite of what a wonderful place it is, if an unbeliever could get into it (though he cannot!) he would not be happy there at all. Only those who are born again by the Spirit of God have a nature capable of enjoying that holy place.
Dear reader, how is it with you? If you do not love the Lord Jesus of His people, you would not enjoy heaven at all, for Christ is the center and theme there. But you can be saved today, and made fit for the glorious home; for remember if you do not go to heaven, God has no other place for you but eternal hell—solemn fact!
1.Whom did Jonah fear? Jonah.
2.Should we be upset by the signs in the heavens? Jeremiah 10.
3.Is there anything under the whole heaven hid from the eye of God? Job 28.
4.When the Lord looked down to see if any were seeking God, how many did He find? Psalm 14.
5.Where is the believer’s conversation to be? Philippians.
6.What are we to look for, according to God’s promise? 2 Peter.
7.Where is the Christian’s eternal home? 2 Corinthians 5.
ML 05/06/1951