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Someone deleted the previous thread on heaven and hell -- and I'm wondering why....
Physically born once -- into human family (the baby come into the world through no choice of his/her own).
No one can enter heaven in the physical body, for it is made of corruptible material. When people die, their bodies are buried (or cremated).
Those who enter heaven will be given a spiritual body, one that is incorruptible.
Only God and humans have spirit. The spirit lives forever. Animals have physical life, but no spirits. This distinguishes man from animal: the spirit. That is why killing of animals for food is not a crime.
To go to heaven a man/woman must be born again: this time the person has to choose. Jesus said one must be born again in the Spirit -- to be born into God's family. To become God's children.
A religious Jew, an old man who has been a teacher, is told to be born again. This shows that having or following a religion is not enough. To enter God's kingdom, we must be born again (John 3:1-13).
God is interested in having a relationship with us. He is not interested in simply letting us follow religious rules. The purity of the human heart is very important to God. We can hide nothing from God.
If you really want to enter heaven, open your spirit to the Spirit of God. Not religion.
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