RE: a question for monists

That exchange of Christ with the thief tips the balance totally on the
side of faith in the faith v. work argument.

Moorad

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Charles Carrigan
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 10:08 AM
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Subject: Re: a question for monists

Speaking of Easter - when the repentant theif hanging on the cross next
to Christ asks the Lord to remember him when he comes into his kingdom,
Christ responds with "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in
paradise." To me, that sounds like he was going to heaven right away.
Luke 23:39-43. If that theif is still dead and in his grave waiting to
be resurrected, I don't understand why Christ would speak those words to
him.

But I freely admit that the whole truth about heaven and the
resurrection is difficult to understand.

Best,

Charles

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>>> Jan de Koning <jan@dekoning.ca> 3/29/2005 8:27:37 AM >>>
A lot of speculation is going on about what happens when we die, but
nowhere do we read that we go to heaven. We do read that we will be
resurrected and then meet Christ in the air: see 1 Thess.4:16, and then
those of us who are still alive will join them to meet Christ "in the
air."

Jan de Koning
Received on Tue Mar 29 10:32:15 2005