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Why do the majority of people still believe in a 'higher power' and some form of life after death? Is there something in our inherent natures which calls us to seek immortality? Is there a connection between man's origins in the Garden of Eden and the desire of people to spend time creating beautiful gardens and spending time in nature? Can we experience a taste of the Kingdom of Heaven now and know with certainty where we will be when we leave this world? And what does the bible say about heavenly rewards?
00:01 Four questions
00:45 Universal belief in an afterlife
02:26 Babylonians, Sumerians, Egyptians
03:19 Greeks and Romans
04:09 Eastern Religions
05:20 Islam
06:15 Early Judaism
07:08 Christian theology: Heaven as a ‘place’
10:58 Christian theology: Heaven as a ‘condition’
13:59 Heavenly rewards
16:47 In summary
stevecopland.com/practical-systematic-theology-book
Why do the majority of people still believe in a 'higher power' and some form of life after death? Is there something in our inherent natures which calls us to seek immortality? Is there a connection between man's origins in the Garden of Eden and the desire of people to spend time creating beautiful gardens and spending time in nature? Can we experience a taste of the Kingdom of Heaven now and know with certainty where we will be when we leave this world? And what does the bible say about heavenly rewards?
00:01 Four questions
00:45 Universal belief in an afterlife
02:26 Babylonians, Sumerians, Egyptians
03:19 Greeks and Romans
04:09 Eastern Religions
05:20 Islam
06:15 Early Judaism
07:08 Christian theology: Heaven as a ‘place’
10:58 Christian theology: Heaven as a ‘condition’
13:59 Heavenly rewards
16:47 In summary
stevecopland.com/practical-systematic-theology-book
