a credible witness, who would not go about to deceive us, but a competent witness, who could not himself be deceived’ (italics are his).2 But we must not limit his teaching on the subject to his own public ministry. We must understand that Jesus speaks about heaven throughout the entire Bible. The Bible was written by men who were inspired by the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is the gift of the risen Christ to his people (John 14:26; 15:26; 16:13–15). Now we really have something to
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