Heaven Where is it and how do we get there

Shirley Bongbong

Instructor

Religion

December 13 , 2007

Heaven : Where is it and how do we get there

Barbara Walters revealed that the recent ABC news poll showed that 9 out of 10 people in the United States believe that heaven do exist (n .p . Disbelief is primarily because of the common concept to see is to believe like how science would explain a theory with evidence Believing in heaven expresses our belief in the existence of God . And if we talk about belief in God 's existence we talk about faith

. What do we mean by faith then ? Faith is the certainty of things we hoped for and for things that we do not see . We hope to share his glory someday by living out our lives here on earth in constant fellowship with God . This would mean a response of complete submission of one 's intellect and free will to do and accept what he wills for us

Heaven belongs to the supernatural dimension that is very difficult to describe in the absence of its physical state because it is unseen and man has no recollection of it . The human concept of heaven can be defined only when we associate it with our knowledge on the fruits of good and evil . Heaven is man 's goal measured by his good heart 's deeds here on earth . It is the dwelling place of God with his angels and the souls of the just . As God subsists before creation with direct reference to infinity , it occurs then that heaven is a dimensionless point outside space beyond time

The measure of space and time in scientific reality declares that there can be no space without objects and there can be no time disregarding the motion of such objects . We move like all the other creations but heaven is constant and nonmoving as God is unchanging through time . To speak of heaven 's existence after the end of cosmos is to speak the end of time which is the end of our time or the relative meaning of death For heaven exist in eternity with no sequence and with no time reference giving us the idea about something beyond the limits of the human mind Traditionally we were taught that heaven is a sacred place expressed in metaphors or kingdom , garden , city or celestial spheres coupled with the imagery of God 's throne in the center of it . This tradition is the pure transmission of reality kept alive by faith from generation to generation . The concept of heaven opens up in the cosmos down to the deepest self of the human character

The road to the path of holiness and living a just man 's life is the key to the doors of heaven . Living a good life , a just man 's life is directly associated with the individual 's belief , philosophy , and spirituality bringing us back to faith . Faith is essential to leading a good man 's life . Faith is the portal...