Is it possible to surprise god

We'll never be deceived into thinking God is withholding something good from us or that sin is in our best interests. We'll always know sin's costs. Every time we see the scarred hands of Jesus , we'll remember.

We'll see sin as God does. It will be stripped of its illusions and will be utterly unappealing. The idea of working in heaven is foreign to many people. Yet Scripture clearly teaches it. When God created Adam, he "took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" Genesis Work was part of the original Eden. It was part of a perfect human life.

God Himself is a worker. He didn't create the world and then retire. Jesus found great satisfaction in His work. We'll also have work to do, satisfying and enriching work that we can't wait to get back to, work that'll never be drudgery.

God is the primary worker, and as His image-bearers, we're made to work. We create, accomplish, set goals and fulfill them—to God's glory. In Scripture, God is said to enjoy, love, laugh, take delight and rejoice, as well as be angry, happy, jealous and glad.

To be like God means to have and express emotions. Hence, we should expect that in heaven emotions will exist for God's glory and our good. We know that people in heaven have lots of feelings—all good ones. We're told of banquets, feasts and singing. People will laugh there Luke Will we cry in heaven? The Bible says, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes ; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying or pain" Revelation These are the tears of suffering over sin and death, the tears of oppressed people, the cries of the poor, the widow, the orphaned, the unborn and the persecuted.

We might, though, shed tears of joy. Can you imagine joy flooding your eyes as you meet Christ, for example, and as you're reunited with loved ones? I can. God alone is omniscient. When we die, we'll see things far more clearly, and we'll know much more than we know now. But we'll never know everything.

In heaven we'll be flawless, but not knowing everything isn't a flaw. It's part of being finite. Righteous angels don't know everything, and they long to know more 1 Peter This upgrade if following trend would be named the iPhone 8, but the report suggests that the new phone will be called the iPhone X, giving a nod the celebratory feel of the year for Apple, X is the Roman numeral for It beggars belief that some are still surprised at the excitement caused when there is to be a new iPhone release.

Whether it is a brand new design with a 5. If you consider how mobile use has altered over the last few years and how personal our mobile phones are to us, then it really is not that surprising that a new model is going to cause some excitement.

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But church leaders have gone beyond what government guidance and law demands, or what scientists advise. In the Church of England, for example, voluntary chaplains have been forbidden for ministering to the sick and dying in hospitals, even though many hospitals are requesting volunteer services and offering personal protective equipment. The Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has made it clear that funerals can take place within churches but the Church of England is not allowing it.

Christians know that Church is a people, not merely a place. But church buildings exist for a reason. They facilitate our corporate gatherings — making it possible for tens, hundreds or thousands of people listen to God and worship God together.

The aesthetics and acoustics of any church building, from an ornate cathedral to a simple gospel hall are intended to serve those aims. Many of these buildings perform secondary roles as spaces for communities from toddler groups to homeless shelters.

Shutting them down, stopping meeting physically and taking extreme precautions does come at a real cost. Virtual church can still be uplifting but it is not the same. Could they have pressed the need for repentance and faith at this time of crisis? Could they have insisted on more and better opportunities for Christian broadcasts on TV and radio, knowing that many older people who struggle with internet technology need access to faithful preaching, prayer and worship?

Could they have found a way to make church buildings safe and accessible for private prayer or some large outdoor spaces available for socially-distanced open air preaching and worship?

Maybe in some cases the wiser option is to hold back on some of this. But the lack of advocacy from nearly all church leaders on most of these points. As and when easing the lockdown becomes possible, we must strongly make the case for these activities to be made possible at the earliest opportunity. Church is a club for religious people; the spiritual equivalent of crochet groups for crafty people.

No, our gathered worship is at the very centre of our lives. The design for human life has been the same ever since our time in Eden. Jill Suttie, Psy. She received her doctorate of psychology from the University of San Francisco in and was a psychologist in private practice before coming to Greater Good. Become a subscribing member today.

Scroll To Top During a recent out of town vacation, I was in a restaurant having dinner alone when I overheard two women at the next table having a conversation about their children going off to college.

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