Bishop: Christians don't go to heaven
A bishop described as "one of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought" is now challenging the widely held belief that Christians go to heaven when they die.
Good. He should. And he's right about this.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus himself is quoted as saying, "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." (John 3:13)
Don't believe what someone says, prove it for yourself. Prove all things, hold fast to the good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21) Read the Bible, become familiar with it, ask God to guide you to His truth and believe what you learn. That's the key. Believe. If you believe, you will do. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. (John 13:17)
Some good advice:
Let me quietly, earnestly, and solemnly warn my young friends especially that in the study of the Bible we need to disabuse our minds of all human interpretations, ever remembering that not what the Fathers thought, or the schoolmen taught, or the theologians held, is necessarily true: but what the Word itself declares. -- G. Campbell Morgan
And yes, it's true,
Wright says much of "traditional Christianity" has been influenced by pagan philosophies.
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