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If I’m Scared of Death, Does That Mean I’m Not a True Christian?

#STRask — Stand to Reason

If I’m Scared of Death, Does That Mean I’m Not a True Christian?

July 6, 2023
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#STRaskStand to Reason

Questions about the difference between trusting your heart and trusting your human faculties to evaluate evidence, whether having a fear of death means you’re not a true Christian, and whether believers will spend eternity with the Lord on the new earth rather than in Heaven.

* What’s the difference between trusting in your heart, which Scripture says not to do, and trusting your human faculties to evaluate evidence and determine what is true?

* If the idea of death scares me, does that mean I’m not a true Christian?

* Is it true that believers will spend eternity with the Lord on the new earth rather than in Heaven?

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