Nuggets from "An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith" by Dave Hunt

Nuggets from “An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith” by Dave Hunt

Nonphysical beings and the nonphysical dimension to which they belong cannot be detected by physical instruments and are invisible to our physical eyes. Physical things have temporary existence because of physical laws. We can only conclude that the soul and spirit, being invisible and nonphysical, must be non-temporal, i.e., eternal.

The fact that our bodies are visible and thus temporal, but our souls and spirits are invisible and thus eternal, carries serious consequences. When comparing the short life expectancy on earth to eternity, the only rational choice one can make is to be far more diligent in preparing for the latter than for the former. Therefore, the Bible urges us to give priority to eternity over time. Jesus put it like this:

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break in and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal.” —Matthew:6:19-20 [19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: [20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
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The temporal treasures of earth are composed of visible things; the eternal treasures in heaven, like the soul and spirit that make up our true being, are not visible to our physical eyes. Treasures we lay up on this earth must all be left behind when we leave earth for what lies beyond death’s door. The great hope of the Christian is not to amass wealth in this life but to receive an eternal reward in heaven.