Heaven is for Real (the book)

I've read bits and pieces of it, so I am not totally familiar with the entire book. But I understand your concern. It's amazing what you will find in churches. In our church bookstore - which is normally pretty good, I've come across books by John Hagee and Joel Osteen. Really? What in the **** were they thinking? Not that every book has to be by RC Sproul or Tim Keller, but Hagee and Osteen?? Gimme a break.

 

Well, I was a former ESL teacher to Koreans in my country. I saw one of my students reading this. Well, dunno but when she told me that this is a near death experience... I just shunned it... you know... their experiences like Betty Eadie's Embrace By the Light is far from the bible's teachings when you compare... and when we gauge something its always by HIS standards.. if its the truth... or a deception...

 

I took the time to read the book and to check it against scripture. The book, itself is not the Bible and must not be treated as such. On the other hand, the book is not written by, but rather about, a four year old's experience with God. Since I found no glaring discrepencies with scripture, I see no fault. The story is written in the first person by the lad's father and he is the Pastor of his Church. The book was intentionally released in softback to limit the cost and not for the purpose of profit, my copoy cost me six dollars.

Iḿ soory to report that I, just like all of us here, am not God! But, for this reason I know that I must approach a piece of litturature without predrawn conclusions such as the one I'm seeing here, ¨a book by a four yar old. Nope, that is not a quote but it is the general conscenses of what is stated and we must speak cautiously about Spiritual Matters.

 

Finished the book this week. Easy to read. Not great literature, but an interesting story. Definitely not a children's book, though it is the story of a four year old, as written by his father - who is also a pastor of a small Weslyan church in the midwest. I would definitely let my older kids read it though.

I agree with th1bill, in that I find no glaring discrepancies with Scripture. (Instead, the book actually quotes a lot of Scripture.) So how much is true versus what the child dreamed, who knows?

That being said, I have a friend who was in a horrific car accident who also had a death/near death experience. He remembers looking down and seeing paramedics working on his body - leaving him for dead, having an angel speak to him, and then having a paramedic take one more look, after which they brought him back. Parts of his story are very similar to the stories in the book (except the part about heaven). I have no reason to doubt him, as he is one of the most honorable Christian men I know. (He doesn't really even talk about it, but shared this with me at one time.) I simply take him at his word.

 

Don Piper was pronounced dead by several, very experienced officers, Med-Techs and the, very experienced former Vietnam era Medic that prayed until he began to sing with him. Don is from and teaches in the local area and was dead for ninety minutes. His recounting of his time in Heaven is much the same as the pastor's son in this account.

Call me foolish if you wish but I believe!