In this Gospel Patrons Instagram live, Randy Alcorn joins John Rinehart for a stirring conversation on money, Heaven, eternity & facing hardships. 

“For a believer, nothing in his or her life is unchanged by the gospel. If you look at life from the vantage point of the present benefits of the person, work, presence, and promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing in your life looks the same.”

A reader writes, "Ever since childhood I’ve been afraid of the concept of eternity. I know I'm going to spend it in Heaven with Jesus, but I still get a full-blown panic attack when I realize Heaven will last forever and won't end."

A reader asked me, “I often hear the saying ‘I want to be ready to meet my Lord.’ Can you explain what exactly you mean by this, please?” First of all, and most importantly, being ready to meet the Lord means you’ve made sure of your relationship with Jesus Christ, and are trusting only Him to save you.

L’Écriture révèle une vérité passionnante, mais étrangement négligée: Dieu n’a jamais abandonné son projet initial de faire vivre les humains sur la terre. En fait, le point culminant de l’histoire sera la création de nouveaux cieux et d’une nouvelle terre. Un univers ressuscité, habité par des personnes ressuscitées et qui vivront avec Jésus ressuscité. Telle est la vérité que nous allons explorer dans ce livre.

The Bible tells us we are pilgrims, strangers, aliens, ambassadors working far from home. But we’ve become so attached to this world that we forget our true home, built for us by our bridegroom. This makes us prone to spiritual amnesia, or as Paul David Tripp says, it makes us “eternity amnesiacs.” 

My long-time friend Mart Green, of the Green family that owns Hobby Lobby, is the founder of Mardel Christian Stores and heads up the missions organization Every Tribe Every Nation. I thought this was a wonderful article he wrote (and not just because he mentions my books). Investing in eternity is what makes our lives count forever.

Infelizmente, mesmo entre cristãos, há um mito predominante de que o Céu será entediante. Às vezes não podemos imaginar nada além de dedilhar uma harpa e lustrar ruas de ouro. Sucumbimos às estratégias de Satanás “para lhe difamar o nome e difamar o tabernáculo, a saber, os que habitam no céu.” (Apocalipse 13.6).

Randy Alcorn spoke to a group of people on the subjects of angels and eternal rewards. In this audio clip, he goes over 1 John 2:2, talks about election and about how Christ died for all.