For most of this year (2022), we've been looking at the subject of The Afterlife. Here is a complete link list of all articles written about the subject. Bound For Eternity Series Yes, Viriginia, there is an Afterlife Do All Roads Lead to Heaven? There are Two Ways    Where do the Dead Live?   See You Tomorrow   Is Eternity Forever?   The Judgement: Our Day in Court Everlasting Too Late Things Not Found on Judgment Day There are No Unbelievers There are No Mistrials There is No Studying There are No Material Possessions   There are No Invitation Songs Things You Will Never do in Heaven Series Introduction You Turned on a Light Switch You Locked Your Doors You Took some Medicine You Visited a Sick Person You Saw an Elderly Person You Drove past a Cemetery You Shed a Tear You Faced a Temptation I hope you find this series of articles beneficial to your spiritual walk. If I can assist you further in the subjects or others, please comment below.

  Since we've been talking about the afterlife for most of this year, I found this article that talks about the subject of cremation .

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Conclusion   Introduction There are times when we face the same temptation time and time again; always seeming to fail and we ask ourselves, “Why is God allowing me such a difficult temptation to get the better of me?” The apostle Paul contradicts this statement in 1 Corinthians 10:13, No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. Notice what he says towards the end of the verse, “make the way of escape…” Sometimes we don’t see the escape or, rather, we don’t look for it. In Heaven, there won’t be any temptations to concern ourselves. Since it is considered the Christian’s sabbath, we will enjoy an eternity of rest.   Definition of Temptation The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary gives this definition— Solicitation of the passions; entic...

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 7   Introduction Boys often grew up in a home in which the father stated that, “Men Don’t Cry; it isn’t a manly thing to do.” Since then, boys (and men) have evolved to where they are able to share their feelings and show their emotions without judgment from their peers. Tears are shed for many reasons: Death, Sorrow, Sickness, Loss of job, loss of friends (moving away), etc. It’s an emotional release of the body to show the sadness that an individual is feeling. However, in Heaven, there will be no sadness, no sorrow, and no one will shed a tear anymore   It’s Okay to Cry Crying, or weeping (as listed in scriptures) is acceptable. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Here are a few examples from the New Testament. Jesus Wept —John 11:35; considered the shortest verse in scripture. Jesus shed tears when He learned that His friend, Lazarus, had died. Although He knew that was about to raise him from the dead, He s...

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 6   Introduction Some people might not know the difference between the words, cemetery and graveyard.   But it is simple. A graveyard is one that is connected to church grounds and a cemetery isn’t. The Greek word for cemetery is, nekrotafeio and it means, “sleeping place”. Which is why you will read the phrase, rested with his fathers in the OT. Oftentimes, you will drive past a cemetery, or graveyard, in your travels. In Heaven, though, there won’t be a need for cemeteries at all!   Bible Examples In the OT, it tells of Abraham buying a field from the sons of Heth (read Genesis 23). Here he, and many others of the family, were buried (Gen. 49:31; 50:13). In the NT, we learn of Lazarus; his burial and resurrection (John 11:17-45). We also learn that Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb, Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple ...

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 5   Introduction Everybody, at one time or another, has heard someone say to them, “Age is just a number.” Maybe you’ve even said this yourself. But do you really believe it? They’ll believe it until it does matter; like when you reach the age of retirement then, it matters! In Heaven, age doesn’t matter because it is irrelevant. We are clothed with immortality (1 Cor. 15:53).   Outward and Inward Growing old is just a natural part of life. But not everyone gets the opportunity to grow old. As we’ve discussed before, long-term illnesses and diseases will shorten our lifespan to where they don’t get to enjoy their twilight years. For those who do reach those “golden years,” remember this encouragement by the apostle Paul, Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a f...

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 4   Introduction The concept of medication has come a long way since the 19 th Century and earlier. People were sometimes using one type of medicine to cure numerous ailments. It wasn’t until the late 20s that penicillin was discovered and early 1940s before it was mass produced. Today, there are pills and syrups for almost all illnesses out there; in addition to aids for insomnia, relaxation, headaches, and staying alert. All of these pills, liquids, and concoctions will be a mere memory after the Second Coming of Christ. As John writes in Revelation 21:4, “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”   Lifelong Illness There are those illnesses and diseases that are such that even medicine won’t cure. Perhaps it might slow it down but never reducing it or causing it to cease complete...

Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 3   Introduction When a family member or friend gets sick, you will make the effort to go visit them to make sure they are doing all right. You might run errands for them, do some chores around the house, or anything that might help them along while they are getting better. One of the many advantages of Heaven is that there won’t be any more sickness or disease. We’ll be completely freed from those types of mortal drawbacks.   Refreshing the brethren We see many examples of disciples visiting one another or concerned for each other. Tabitha was a woman who served her local brethren faithfully (Acts 9:36) that, when she died, all the widows implored Peter to come right away (vs. 38). Upon his arrival, they showed the tunics and garments that she made while she was alive (vs. 39). She was the kind of disciple that refreshed others and was still in need. She was raised from the dead by Peter (vs. 40-41). In Paul’s second le...

  Things You will Never do in Heaven, Part 2   Introduction Those of us who are in our 50s and older remember the bygone era of small town living in the 70s, when you could leave your house unlocked to visit your neighbors next door or just to head down to the corner store to pick up some odds and ends. Today, in the 21 st Century, the crime rate is too high to want to risk leaving your house without locking your doors. Even home invasions are a huge problem which someone simply breaks into your home to take your life rather than your possessions. Fortunately, in Heaven, that will no longer necessary. No fear of home invasions or theft.   The Purpose of a House Sometimes we take for granted as to why we live in a house. Yes, there are those who in in an apartment, condo, or trailer; but the purpose of this article, we will refer to it as a house. A place to lay our head— This is where we come to rest from the day’s events. Whether we went to work, schoo...

  Things You Will Never Do in Heaven Part 1   Introduction Since the invention of electricity and the light bulb, people; day in and day out, flip the switch to turn a light on or turn it off. 95% we won’t give it a second thought until the power goes out. Then we light candles or battery-operated flashlights or lanterns and wonder how people survived without electricity. Naturally, when the power comes back on, we’ll say a silent prayer of thanks and continues our lives as if nothing happened. In heaven, we won’t have to turn on a light on…ever.   Jesus is Our Light In John 8:12, it is written, Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” In this dim, dark world of sin we know that we shall never walk in darkness as long as we look to Jesus to guide the way. As the apostle John wrote in 1 John 1:5-7, This is the message which we have heard from Him and d...

  An Afterlife Article Series   Introduction Since the beginning of this year (2022), we’ve been looking at a variety of subjects that has to do with the afterlife. We looked at “ Bound for Eternity ” in which we show that there is an afterlife and what takes place on the way. We also looked at the Judgment Day and what you won’t find there. In this series of articles, we’ll look at Heaven, itself, and the things that you won’t do anymore.   I’m Not Comfortable with this Title This series of articles is from a sermon I originally preached in 2012. One of the reasons I turn sermons into articles is to expand each point and go into more depth as an independent subject. When I set up for preaching the lesson, I hooked up my laptop to the church’s projector so everyone can see my PowerPoint program as I usually will put scripture up on the screen to point out specific verses. One of our members, at that time, came up to me, before the service, when she saw ...

  God’s Bucket List for You, part 1   “Only the man who is prepared for death can truly be alive” ~Wanda Dollard, Corner Gas TV series   Introduction In Hebrews 9:27, the writer states, And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. If God wrote your bucket list, preparing for death would be one of those goals. All too often, people live their life as if there are no consequences to their actions; as if God doesn’t exist. As we’ve seen in the series on Judgment Day , there are consequences for our actions. As the apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:10, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.   Write Your Own Eulogy Too many people attempt to put a positive spin on funerals. They call it a ‘Celebration of Life’. However, funerals are not for the dead, but for the living. It is the one event wher...