What is the purpose of life?

[nebula]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

OK, what I meant by prepare in this case was:

Re-budgeting one's income to adjust for the added expenses.

Buying a crib.

Buying a stroller and other baby carriers.

Stocking up on diapers.

Buying and collecting baby clothes, baby blanket, pacifier, burp cloth, bibs, baby bottles, etc.

Reading some books or watching videos on baby care, or collect advice from other parents on how to do so.

Things like that prepare your for the baby.

No, you can never be prepared for the unknown. But would you not prepare yourself with the known (what I mentioned above)?

Jesus told us to store up our treasures in Heaven. Would you not consider that, in a sense, preparing for eternity?

[Hunterpoet]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

OK, what I meant by prepare in this case was:

Re-budgeting one's income to adjust for the added expenses.

Buying a crib.

Buying a stroller and other baby carriers.

Stocking up on diapers.

Buying and collecting baby clothes, baby blanket, pacifier, burp cloth, bibs, baby bottles, etc.

Reading some books or watching videos on baby care, or collect advice from other parents on how to do so.

Things like that prepare your for the baby.

No, you can never be prepared for the unknown. But would you not prepare yourself with the known (what I mentioned above)?

Jesus told us to store up our treasures in Heaven. Would you not consider that, in a sense, preparing for eternity?

no

[nebula]

Jesus told us to store up our treasures in Heaven. Would you not consider that, in a sense, preparing for eternity?

no

Why not?

[oldzimm]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

It is true we do not know everything about eternity and were not suppose to know everything, what we don't know will be revealed to us when we get there. However God has revealed to us what we must know and do to prepare for eternity, God has given us a instruction manual called the Holy Bible, some of those instructions have been posted in past post.

It is better for a person to know something on how to prepare for eternity, then it is to know nothing. If a person knows nothing or refuses to listen to God's word, where do you think that person may spend eternity?

You only get one guess.

[Hunterpoet]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

It is true we do not know everything about eternity and were not suppose to know everything, what we don't know will be revealed to us when we get there. However God has revealed to us what we must know and do to prepare for eternity, God has given us a instruction manual called the Holy Bible, some of those instructions have been posted in past post.

It is better for a person to know something on how to prepare for eternity, then it is to know nothing. If a person knows nothing or refuses to listen to God's word, where do you think that person may spend eternity?

You only get one guess.

So, because I disagree with you on the definition of the word prepare you threaten me with eternal damnation.

You infer that I'm being disobedient to God's Holy Word. I find that pretty arrogant.

Let me ask you this, by laying up your treasures in heaven , are you attempting to better your eternal stay, to cause your eternal life to be better than the next; Is that what you are working towards?

Eternal life is granted to all, how we live that eternal life is determined by our choice to receive the Gift or to reject it.

Once we have accepted His Gift, we are then instructed how to conduct ourselves, not so that our eternal life can be made better, but so that those around us can see and be drawn and be saved.

[nebula]

Let me ask you this, by laying up your treasures in heaven , are you attempting to better your eternal stay, to cause your eternal life to be better than the next; Is that what you are working towards?

Why do you suppose Jesus told us to store up treasure in Heaven?

Eternal life is granted to all, how we live that eternal life is determined by our choice to receive the Gift or to reject it.

There is more to eternal life than where you end up (Heaven or Hell).

Once we have accepted His Gift, we are then instructed how to conduct ourselves, not so that our eternal life can be made better, but so that those around us can see and be drawn and be saved.

With so many temptations to pull us away from the Lord and godliness, considering the eternal outcome to our personal selves of our individual choices sometimes help us overcome the temptations to please the flesh.

It really isn't selfish to focus on eternity like this, because when I consider rewards in Heaven, I'm not thinking possessions in Heaven but how much closer I am to the Lord.

Even still, choosing what is best to do for my eternal life is still very hard at times, despite looking at it that way.

That's why I think of it as a boost rather than selfishness, because you have to be unselfish to crucify that flesh!

[oldzimm]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

It is true we do not know everything about eternity and were not suppose to know everything, what we don't know will be revealed to us when we get there. However God has revealed to us what we must know and do to prepare for eternity, God has given us a instruction manual called the Holy Bible, some of those instructions have been posted in past post.

It is better for a person to know something on how to prepare for eternity, then it is to know nothing. If a person knows nothing or refuses to listen to God's word, where do you think that person may spend eternity?

You only get one guess.

So, because I disagree with you on the definition of the word prepare you threaten me with eternal damnation.

You infer that I'm being disobedient to God's Holy Word. I find that pretty arrogant.

Let me ask you this, by laying up your treasures in heaven , are you attempting to better your eternal stay, to cause your eternal life to be better than the next; Is that what you are working towards?

Eternal life is granted to all, how we live that eternal life is determined by our choice to receive the Gift or to reject it.

Once we have accepted His Gift, we are then instructed how to conduct ourselves, not so that our eternal life can be made better, but so that those around us can see and be drawn and be saved.

To be honest with you Hunterpoet, my post wasn't directed to you and I don't see anywhere in that post that could even show that it was. I was referring to people in general, only God can judge us individually and I'm not sitting in his seat.

[Joshua-777]

What is the purpose of life?

To love and trust in Yeshua, and to love each other as He loves us!

To fear God and to obey His commandments!

1 John 3:23 This is his command: that we are to trust in the person and power of his Son Yeshua the Messiah and to keep loving one another, just as he commanded us. 24 Those who obey his commands remain united with him and he with them. Here is how we know that he remains united with us: by the Spirit whom he gave us.

[Guest man]

OK, lets back track for a moment.

Nebula had mentioned preparing for childbirth as a means of understanding preparing for eternity.

Well, even with all the top prenatal care and advice from veteran mothers, is a women fully prepared for the experience of child birth: or do you think there would be a few surprise moments; fact is, it is a totally new experience, regardless of all the preparation.

From my own perspective, I can assure you, nothing during my training truly prepared me for combat.

So, having never been to heaven or having experienced eternity, I'm certain there is nothing on this earth that will prepare me for that experience.

It is a total unknown to me presently.

The only thing I do know about it is that I will be with my Lord and Savior, and that is enough to quell any fear.

It is true we do not know everything about eternity and were not suppose to know everything, what we don't know will be revealed to us when we get there. However God has revealed to us what we must know and do to prepare for eternity, God has given us a instruction manual called the Holy Bible, some of those instructions have been posted in past post.

It is better for a person to know something on how to prepare for eternity, then it is to know nothing. If a person knows nothing or refuses to listen to God's word, where do you think that person may spend eternity?

You only get one guess.

So, because I disagree with you on the definition of the word prepare you threaten me with eternal damnation.

You infer that I'm being disobedient to God's Holy Word. I find that pretty arrogant.

Let me ask you this, by laying up your treasures in heaven , are you attempting to better your eternal stay, to cause your eternal life to be better than the next; Is that what you are working towards?

Eternal life is granted to all, how we live that eternal life is determined by our choice to receive the Gift or to reject it.

Once we have accepted His Gift, we are then instructed how to conduct ourselves, not so that our eternal life can be made better, but so that those around us can see and be drawn and be saved.

To be honest with you Hunterpoet, my post wasn't directed to you and I don't see anywhere in that post that could even show that it was. I was referring to people in general, only God can judge us individually and I'm not sitting in his seat.

This is off topic, but this is something I've run into in the past.

When you reply to someone's post, they are going to naturally assume that you're talking to them. If you're not replying to anything that individual said, don't reply to that post. If you want to reply to something written in the post but not specifically to that individual, hit the reply button at the bottom of the page. If you're referring to people in general, it's a good idea to put that out there. By doing that, you're avoiding any misunderstandings that may come up.

Just a thought.

[Hunterpoet]

Matthew 6:21 and Luke 12:34, For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.