We had a listener that sent us a question that I think probably a lot of people have asked,

so I thought it was worth bringing up and bringing to your attention here on this episode.

They wanted to know, I think it's a question is probably asked, not just by Pentecostals,

but by a lot of conservative Christians.

This person wanted to know

that are there any absolute heaven and hell rules and or what we might call standards? He noticed

that that question is frequently raised when holiness is discussed. So how do you have you responded in the past when somebody has

asked you that question, is this a heaven or hell issue? Well, the ultimate answer is yes,

but I think probably this is not the best way to frame most questions. So, I mean, you could

say if you worship idols, is that a heaven or hell issue? If you commit adultery and if you worship idols, is that a heaven or hell

issue? If you commit adultery and live in adultery, is that a heaven or hell issue? I mean,

every Christian of every denomination will say, yes, there are some heaven or hell issues.

But for most decisions in life, that's not the best way to start. So ultimately, I would say

there's a final judgment. there's a heaven to gain,

there's a hell to shun. So in the end, the answer is yes. But let me just give you some

illustrations to show you. So marriage, we're supposed to be married for life until death

parts us. So every marriage is going to either end in death or it's going to

end in divorce. So would you frame every decision, okay, how should I treat my wife today? Is this

a marriage or divorce issue? So if I'm verbally abuser, abuse her, does she have a right to divorce?

If I physically abuse her, does she have a right to divorce? I would say she does have

right to leave. But my point is, it's unprofitable to say, well, I'm going to neglect my wife

today. I'm going to choose my priorities and she can just suffer for a while.

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