Sometimes people will ask about a loved one who has died; they want to know if that person is in heaven. I don’t say anything about one who has passed on, other then they are in the hands of God who who judge them according to His word (Revelation 20:12; Acts 17:30-31). The Bible teaches those who obey the word of God will be saved (Matthew 7:21), and those who don’t obey the word of God will be lost (2 Thessalonians 1:6-10).

Even at funerals some preachers will get up and pronounce that the person in the coffin “is walking the streets of heaven with Jesus.” Now they don’t know that for sure, all they are doing is talking a good game trying to make the grieving family feel better. It certainly is our hope that the departed is safe in the arms of Jesus, but we here on earth don’t know that, and we need to keep our mouths shut when it comes up and leave that up to the Lord (Matt. 25:34,41).

We can talk about the good things we remember about the person, comfort, and aid the living and also warn the living by the teaching of the gospel, but leave it at that (Hebrews 4:9-13).
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Some men refuse Christianity because they feel it is not macho. These fellows walk around saying, “I’m cool” “I’m good looking, and I’m 100% man, so don’t call me a boy”

The problem is, these guys make the same mistake Hitler made, for he too felt that religion was for women and sissies. Pride always goes before a fall (Proverbs 16:18).

Being a Christian is no small feat for any man. For to do so, one must possess discipline, stability, and fighting skills. The wisdom of the kind of warfare that will conquer the beast, and of course that beast is Satan—the biggest and baddest opponent any man will face. It takes a real man to defeat Satan and only a man who has given himself to Christ stands a chance of doing so because a man can do all things though Christ (Philippians 4:13; 1 Corinthians 9:27; Prov. 16:32, Ephesians 6:10-17; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; 1 Cor. 15.32; Revelation 2:10; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2:3-5).

These so-called macho men who scorn God are really weak because they are in the clutches of Satan. They don’t try to fight him because they don’t have the power to resist (James 4.7). When the Devil tells them to “jump,” they quickly reply, “Yes Master Satan.” The real macho man is a godly man who strives to bring his will into harmony with God’s law and enters each day determined to turn back the challenges of Satan (1 Cor. 16:13; Acts 21:13; 1 Tim. 6.12).
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Some say, “enjoy your life,” “do what you want and then you die and all is over.” I don’t buy that! There has got to be something greater than what we see now. If not, it makes hope a myth because this life would be all there is, and there are too many bad things (1 Corinthians 15:19). Also it would throw justice into the meat grinder because evil of men would go unpunished when they cannot be caught by the police (Ecclesiastes 3:16-17).

The Bible speaks of a better place which is ready to receive the righteous after this life ends (John 14:1-3; 2 Peter 3:13-14; Revelation 21:1-6). It is for that reason the faithful press forward. It is for that reason the faithful endure the trails and challenges that this life places before their feet. They march on knowing that when death calls or the trumpet blows, their reward will then begin (Colossians 4:1-4).
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