Marriage in Heaven

[RaymondG]

Peace to you.

I don't know why you assume I mean that we are to dishonor other elderly. Please forgive me if I said anything to make you think so.

We are to love everyone. Every person is made in the image of God.

However, we have particular responsibilities toward those of our own households.

We should not hate anyone - only sin.

Not looking to argue with you. If you don't agree that's your right.

Since you see argument and offense....further reasoning would not be fruitful. I respect your opinions and neither agree nor disagree with them.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Since you see argument and offense....further reasoning would not be fruitful. I respect your opinions and neither agree nor disagree with them.

I don't see argument and offense. I merely seek to keep it from creeping in. I don't wish to give offense.

I guess that's the problem with online communication. Even trying not to give offense, we can give a wrong impression.

Please forgive me.

 

[TechyinAZ]

I believe that there is no need for marriage as we have here on earth, in heaven. Marriage between a man and a woman is a representation of our future marriage with God. We as the church (also worded as Lamb) of Christ are His bride, destined to marry our LORD in heaven.

There are lots of references to Christians as being the bride of Christ, namely Revelation 19:7.

 

[ViaCrucis]

You'll have to take that up with God. But if you refuse to be part of the community of believers, the Body of Christ - that might exclude a person from the presence of God.

I remember coming across a story, or a parable, that I thought was pretty helpful in illustrating something deeply important.

A man is shown a vision of heaven and hell by an angel. In the first instance the man is shown a great banquet hall with great big tables seating many people, and the tables are covered in immense amounts of food, enough to feed everyone comfortably and forever; however the man noticed that the people seated at the table were given great big long spoons, and as they tried to serve and feed themselves they kept dropping their food on the table, on the floor, on themselves--and each and every one of them continued to be miserable and unhappy as no one could feed themselves. In the second, the man is shown another great banquet hall, identical to the last, with great big tables seating many people, with food just as before. And here, too, the people at the table were given the same big long spoons, but here they used these spoons to serve and feed others, it was the perfect length and size to reach and serve the person sitting across from them. As they served and fed each other, they were filled and happy, and nobody went wanting.

The first scene represents hell, and the second heaven. Those who seek only themselves will go unhappy, and those who seek others shall be filled.

There's no room for selfishness in the age to come. There is no holing ourselves away to keep ourselves to ourselves, because in Christ we are made the people of God who gives Himself freely, keeping nothing back.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[~Anastasia~]

I remember coming across a story, or a parable, that I thought was pretty helpful in illustrating something deeply important.

A man is shown a vision of heaven and hell by an angel. In the first instance the man is shown a great banquet hall with great big tables seating many people, and the tables are covered in immense amounts of food, enough to feed everyone comfortably and forever; however the man noticed that the people seated at the table were given great big long spoons, and as they tried to serve and feed themselves they kept dropping their food on the table, on the floor, on themselves--and each and every one of them continued to be miserable and unhappy as no one could feed themselves. In the second, the man is shown another great banquet hall, identical to the last, with great big tables seating many people, with food just as before. And here, too, the people at the table were given the same big long spoons, but here they used these spoons to serve and feed others, it was the perfect length and size to reach and serve the person sitting across from them. As they served and fed each other, they were filled and happy, and nobody went wanting.

The first scene represents hell, and the second heaven. Those who seek only themselves will go unhappy, and those who seek others shall be filled.

There's no room for selfishness in the age to come. There is no holing ourselves away to keep ourselves to ourselves, because in Christ we are made the people of God who gives Himself freely, keeping nothing back.

-CryptoLutheran

I've heard that one before, but it's good to be reminded here. Thanks so much for sharing.