Question 2: Why do you say that?

 

Question 2: Why do you say that?

Answer: Because God created us and placed us in this world to receive glory among us. Since God is the source of our life, it is only natural that we live our lives for His glory.

Those who have turned away from God forget Him, live as their own masters, and then die. The spirit within all humans comes from the kingdom of God, but those who do not know God ultimately go to Hades upon death and face judgment. This is God's justice.

God's justice is His will to judge sin. However, as in the parable of the prodigal son, God waits for the sinful spirits cast into the world to repent and return.

By becoming flesh and dying on the cross, God opened the way for those who repent to return to the kingdom of God. God opens the gates of heaven to those who repent, believe that they died with Jesus on the cross, and were resurrected with him.

Heaven refers to the kingdom of God within the hearts of believers. First, we must live in this world to build heaven, and then, through that heaven, we must share it with our neighbors. The kingdom of God within the heart, called heaven, is not merely a name; it is the actual presence of God and Jesus Christ, who have entered through the Holy Spirit and are with the believers. Thus, God receives glory from the believers.

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