God makes all the Difference
I am in the middle of reading, How Long O Lord? -Reflections on Suffering and Evil, by D.A. Carson. The book is really a great treatment of a difficult and often times anxiety driven question, "Where is God in all of this," (suffering/Evil)? In speaking on the reality of hell and men's moral choice in relation to his destiny (repentence or defiance) Carson states,
"Heaven would surely be hell to those who do not enjoy and desire the blessing of the unshielding presence of God" (p92).
God is the difference between heaven and hell, not streets of gold nor lakes with crystal imagery.
As Piper says, "God is the Gospel".
posted by adam at 8:13 AM
4 Comments:
That consideration really helps make sense out heaven and hell. And thanks so much for that picture of Don.
thomas,
knowing him as i do, let me save you the grief (and baylor the time)by posting on his behalf.
it would undoubtedly be something to the effect of:
"thomas, glad to see you've read my prof's book; after class, i'll be sure to tell him you enjoyed it."
Yeah, that's about right.
true dat...
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