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The Gate of Heaven (Free verse) by TLRufener Iâve been here before,
Standing in the light.
I donât know,
Why Iâm here.
Every time I come,
I always get sent away.
They have never,
Let me pass through.
The gate is golden,
The ground is soft.
I see others,
Through the gate.
Between the bars,
I can see angels.
Flying around on wings,
Soft and shining.
Someday I hope to join them,
And share in their fun.
But for now,
I only dream.
For my work here on earth,
Is far from being done.
Up the ladder:
Asylum
Down the ladder:
Darkness Has Fallen
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Posted: November 14, 2005 5:06 PM PST; Last modified: November 14, 2005 5:06 PM PSTWeighted score: 4.928861 Overall Rank: 9212 Comments:
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In short: An example of a goal is "Get into heaven". "Glorify God" is not a goal. DancingShamrock is writing a poem about a goal. Do the math.
"Rules for Holy Living
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God."
Matthew 6:33
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God..."
Also consider that many of the times Christ sets out or blesses a way of living, the promised reward is Heaven. As in:
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven... Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
BOB: The Kingdom of God/heaven is meant to refer to the earthly kingdom-come, paradise and perfection on earth and so forth.
JIM: I say Christ (and Bible-writers) didn't make any distinction between that heaven and heaven-in-the-sky. And in the eye of the needle passage, at least, Jesus is universally understood as meaning heaven where you go when you die.
BOB: But the Bible's not written to extol the advantages of heaven.
JIM: I think Bible writers probably expected people to know them. But it does lay out a moral code with a promised reward for following it. That reward is heaven.
PS-We've already discussed your heavenless faith dozens of times. I'll respond as I always do: Good for you. Really.
Except - wait. I already posted a bunch of Bible quotes about how the goal is to get to heaven.
I have no articles of faith, I only summarize the Bible. That's what the preceding comment is. Maybe you accidentally reversed that sentence?
See it's kinda fun DS.
PS-I found this for you. A gift:
"A man must have experienced all the illness he hopes to cure and all the accidents and circumstances he is to diagnose... Such a man I would trust."
Montaigne
I would not trust a man so arogant as to say he trumps. Such a man has not learned the contentment of not knowing. - Dovina
I propose that for the purpose of poemranker, the verb "to trump" always be regarded in its original, perjorative poemranker sense: to make an explosive noise whilst escaping in a cloud of smell.