Imagine there is no heaven. Doesn’t everyone want to go to heaven rather than the other place?
We live in an age where Christianity has been marginalized in the West. In fact it has been driven out of schools and the public square. The annual attack on Christmas is part of that campaign. Furthermore several politicians, media personalities and secular humanists have actually classified Fundamentalist Christians as more dangerous than Islamic terrorists.
My generation rebelled against Christianity – not because of any fear of Christian terrorism – it was because of its moral rules. For example, we wanted to have indiscriminate sex and enjoy drugs and alcohol without compunction. Christianity was an outdated, narrow minded religion scorned by progressives.
One album that my friends loved to listen to was John Lennon’s Imagine. I wonder how many people really like to imagine there’s no heaven. That isn’t the case in my limited field of experience. Many people I know assume they’re good enough to get into heaven.
Imagine there is no heaven or hell? What are the implications?
One response to the recent Paris attacks was a protest against religion where Lennon’s song was played by a pianist. The following response is from Creation Ministries International and worth your consideration.
Excerpt:
In the wake of the recent tragic terrorist attacks, a popular video on YouTube with nearly a million views shows an unnamed pianist before a crowd on the street in Paris playing a piano with a giant ‘peace sign’ painted on it.1 He’s playing John Lennon’s song, “Imagine”—a song with a strongly secular humanist, antireligious message. In the lyrics, Lennon writes,
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today …… Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace …Lennon’s point with this song is clearly to blame all religion for why this world isn’t a better place, and to blame religion for the many wars that are continually fought in human history. France, along with most of the world, has bought into the deception of secular humanism and evolution, and now, in the face of this tragedy, it appears that at least some Parisians are blaming the concept of God itself for the attacks, rather than attributing them to the evil choices made by these radical cult members.
Unfortunately, Lennon was apparently blind to the implications of this humanistic worldview he was promoting. If there is no heaven or hell, that means there is no ultimate reward or punishment for anything you do while living on this earth. This was what the apostle Paul meant when he wrote, “What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’” (1 Corinthians 15:32)…keep reading
Imagine there is no heaven or hell? You could do whatever you wanted.
But what if you’re wrong?
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