We all speak of going to heaven as our eternal home... but whenever heaven is mentioned it has the distinct emphasis of God's authority.. His administration to carry out His will ON THE EARTH...HOw does the hearts of men .. those who believe into God and have recieved this seed of Life into them become this ONE HOME for God to habitateWhen you look at some characteristics of the CHurch...She is the Dwelling place of The FatherThe Body of ChristThe HOusehold of GodShe becomes the New Jerusalem HOw crucial is our heart being the right kind of earth to the Lord.. dealt with by the Lord from being Hard.. Full of Stones.. Thorns... ( Mark 4) for God to carry out His Desire to make a Home . an Mutual abode of God with Man
What you are describing is a human attempt to make the reality of the Kingdom of God understood. I prefer to listen to the actual teaching of the Apostles and Christ. All human attempts to explain it fall short.
You have a valid point. We all need to make our hearts home to God. Christ is like a dove and we are to create the nest.
It means that one is seeded by the SPIRIT (HOLY SPIRIT) as a guarantee of Kingship and salvation to the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of GOD. Thus, even the natural men are planted in their hearts the plan of GOD for them called eternal life in the world called Omega. THANKS GOD; FEAR GOD; PRAISE GOD; GLORIFY GOD; HONOR GOD; LOVE GOD AND WORSHIP GOD.
I really like your analogy of our heart like a home... (or garden even). Have you ever read, My heart, Christ's Home by Robert Boyd Munger? Without question one of the most remarkable Christian doctrines is that Jesus Christ Himself through the presence of the Holy Spirit will actually enter a heart, settle down and be at home there. Christ will make the human heart His abode. Robert Munger gives the examples of Christ coming into our hearts, room by room...The Library (study of the mind); The Dining Room (appetites and desires); The Living Room (intimate companionship); The Workroom (talents and skills); The Rec Room (activities and amusements); The Hall Closet (putrefying sins); Transferring the Title (surrendering the whole house!)
