When referring to final salvation, “Christians often talk about living with God ‘in heaven’ forever. But in fact the biblical teaching is richer than that: it tells us that there will be new heavens and a new earth—an entirely renewed creation—and we will live with God there.”1 Wayne Grudem is correct. In the previous chapter, we viewed creation as made, marred, and waiting for final restoration. In this one, we concentrate on that restoration. • The World Is Renewed in Righteousness
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