Alone different heaven
Alone different heaven plus#
James is not saying that justification is by faith plus works, but rather that a person who is truly justified by faith will have good works in his/her life. James is emphasizing the point that genuine faith in Christ will produce a changed life and good works (James 2:20-26). James is refuting the belief that a person can have faith without producing any good works (James 2:17-18). This apparent problem is answered by examining what exactly James is talking about. Paul dogmatically says that justification is by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), while James appears to be saying that justification is by faith plus works. Some see a difference between Paul (salvation is by faith alone) and James (salvation is by faith plus works). Compare Romans 3:28, 5:1 and Galatians 3:24 with James 2:24. The question of faith alone or faith plus works is made difficult by some hard-to-reconcile Bible passages. Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works? Am I saved just by believing in Jesus, or do I have to believe in Jesus and do certain things? This question is a key difference between biblical Christianity and most of the “Christian” cults. This question is the cause of the Reformation, the split between the Protestant churches and Catholic Church. Putting this reference together with what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians, we discern that the third heaven, then, must refer to the location of the throne of God.This is perhaps the most important question in all of Christian theology. Nor is it in the visible confines of outer space-the second heaven. Revelation 4:2 Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.Īmerican King James Version ×reveals that God’s throne is in heaven, but which one? Obviously, God’s throne is not in the sky where the clouds are and the birds fly-the first heaven. It’s the same word used in the standard Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, to mean the Garden of Eden. That word is from the Greek word for park or garden-not just any park or garden, but a magnificent one. Paul also called it "Paradise" in verse 4. How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.Īmerican King James Version ×. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows ) I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows ) such an one caught up to the third heaven. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. "Ī "third heaven" is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. Nehemiah 9:6 Nehemiah 9:6 You, even you, are LORD alone you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and you preserve them all and the host of heaven worships you.Īmerican King James Version ×also refers to space as heaven: "You alone are the Lord you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host. The second heaven is commonly referred to as "outer space." Exodus 32:13 Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.Īmerican King James Version ×is one of many references to "the stars of heaven." Stars are not in the skies from which the rain falls, but in the space beyond our atmosphere.
Alone different heaven windows#
In describing the rain that brought on the Flood of Noah’s time, Genesis 7:11 Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.Īmerican King James Version ×says "the windows of heaven were opened." Commenting on the extent of the water, verse 19 says "all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered." The first heaven is the atmosphere around the earth. Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Īmerican King James Version ×says that God created "the heavens"-plural. The Bible speaks of three different heavens.