Learn the truth
The
idea of heaven given by the great Teacher is so much a matter of faith that all
local and material notions concerning it must be left to the individual
conception of it. “We see through a glass darkly “in relation to it.” We walk
by faith and not by sight," when we search for” the things not seen which
are eternal." We must
Not
expect positive knowledge of the things we hold by faith. The most we can
expect is a rational and satisfying belief concerning that
Which
lies “beyond the veil?" It is better, far better, to have such a belief to
live and rest in, than to be harassed with perplexing doubts, or darkened in
mind by the eclipse of unbelief. A vision of excellence, a faith in a life to
come in which our powers shall be at their best, is a
Quickening
incentive in the present, of immense value a fortune to be made, a good to live
for, stirs the better ambitions to energetic activity. Understanding perfectly
the limits of knowledge and the uncertainties of faith, we may ask the question:
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