10 Things You Should Know about the New Heavens and the New Earth

We didn’t invent the final judgment to frighten people.It is clearly taught in the Scriptures and represents the teaching of the church throughout history. The day in which we live tends to minimize the consequences of our actions, and we are prone to emphasize God’s love over his holiness. But God is holy love, and this is the testimony of the Bible and of the church throughout the ages. The final judgment wasn’t invented by us but captures the faithful teaching of the church through the ages. The final judgment motivates us to witness and proclaim the gospel to the lost.We are all tempted to fear people and to think that others don’t want to hear the message. We need to think carefully, of course, about how to share with the lost. We don’t get anywhere if we are rude and annoying. But we are called upon to be bold and courageous. We know that a great day of reckoning is coming, that heaven and hell are at stake, and thus we call upon all people everywhere to repent. We don’t proclaim the judgment out of anger but from a heart of love. We long for people to be saved from the final and great catastrophe. We want to be faithful watchmen in our generation.Thomas R. Schreiner is the author of The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment.For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com. Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho, USA.If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them.  If you enjoy The Gospel for Life, please give us a rating and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. That helps us a lot!Phone: (208) 991-3526E-mail: [email protected] website:  https://www.790kspd.com/gospel-for-life/to donate on line https://www.reformationboise.com/donate