Is our final home going to be heaven or a new earth?

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Sensitivity does not make you correct. It makes you twitchy. And I should know as I am a sensitive person too. So I understand the importance to acknowledge that only God is God, and no human is unerring. Anything that man touches is suspect, rife with corruption and political agenda. And all religions have been touched by man.

You should definitely attend a University where you can study more thoroughly those doctrines. And church history. As I have written, faith only becomes real when you can wrestle with it.

My faith does not require any of this to be true or correct or literal. Christianity, Judaism, all the religions of the world- it could all be wrong and my faith would still hold regardless. Because my faith is not based on a doctrine of man. It is based on my relationship with God. Which is lived in. I see God, I walk with God, I listen and learn and grow.

I accredit Christianity for giving me a sure foundation, for sure. But it also showed me what happens when you trust a human with your relationship with God.

God is my Guide, not a human who tells me we shouldn’t drink alcohol because Christ said he wouldn’t touch it again until he returned.

God is my Shepherd, not a church who cares more about proper pronoun usage, and Christmas Greetings, than about the homeless and the starving children.

I don’t need to have all the information perfectly right in order to be right with God. That is a manipulative, controlling, demonic cult mentality buried in the heart of religious behavior. Only God Knows All Things. You just read a book and came to a conclusion. That does not make you “right.” or more “right” than me. Or less, if I am being honest.

Love is the Law. That is the whole Law. Love is unification. Love preserves life. There is no law written against it, but all things of God point toward it. The Gospel was a simple matter, spread by the Apostles. That the poor, everyday person could know God without all the convoluted malarky of the priests. A light burden. A joy. So how could something so simple, and light, become so wound tight? Because man thought it should be fleshed out with rules upon rules, ideas and more rules. Assumptions, proclamations, and guess work.

Sure, its fun, but the fact is anyone can proclaim anything and call it a doctrine. But that does not make it Gospel Truth. Just something another man said.

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I love your post @Tillman, you havent written anything wrong…
Doctrines must be derived from Holy Scripture and discerned within the framework of the Church’s living Tradition. No teaching should be assumed to align with the Gospel if it has been consciously or unconsciously modified to conform to personal preferences, cultural pressures, or social perceptions. Authentic doctrine is not determined by the approval of individuals or by the prevailing opinion of society, but through careful examination, guided by the wisdom of the Church Fathers, the ecclesial community, and the continuity of liturgical and theological practice. Any deviation from this process risks introducing human distortion into divine truth, thereby undermining the integrity of faith and the proper understanding of God’s revelation. The faithful are called to test all teachings against Scripture and Tradition, recognizing that the Church functions as the guardian and interpreter of divine revelation, ensuring that doctrines remain consistent with the Gospel and conducive to salvation.
The Question: What is the Church?
Answer: The Church is those the Apostles established, the living Body of Christ, entrusted with His truth, His sacraments, and His Spirit. It is not a club of opinions, a political body, or a collection of rules—it is the divine fellowship Christ Himself founded, carrying His light into the world, guarding His Gospel, and calling all who follow Him into life eternal.

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But @Tillman, I see no biblical quotes in your answer to show the Spirit’s gender. The actual usage of male pronouns for the Holy Spirit is in God’s inspired Word. Therefore, I use the male pronouns. That’s all.

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I don’t care how you address God. That is between you and God. You came at me for my use, not the other way around. And that is the problem. Its ypu trying to control what other people do. I explained my position, you guys argued that I am wrong, I disagreed and said I am good, and you keep it going for no other purpose than to have the last word.

Is that a sign of Maturity? Or being Christian? Or behaving Spiritually? It is childish, disrespectful, and again, neither of us have the final say. It’s God. You aren’t His or Her Mouthpiece anymore than I am.

And again, arguing about pronouns is absolutely stupid. This post has nothing to do with pronouns. And I am sure God has bigger concerns.

You want quotes, go to the wiki link full of examples that I am not quoting here because this post is suppose to be about the afterlife.