Will My Mom with Dementia Go to Heaven?

RegenerationRepentance

Will My Mom with Dementia Go to Heaven?

25 min

RegenerationRepentance

Will My Mom with Dementia Go to Heaven?

25 min

Episode 454 Show Notes

From the Show

None of us fully comprehends or understand how salvation works. Jesus saves, not my perfect understanding of how Jesus saves. It really is the most glorious miracle and mystery of all Scripture. It’s God saving, regenerating our hearts, transforming us. Faith is a gift that comes from God and God does not take away that gift.

—Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

1. The San Diego Union Tribune reported that churches will now be allowed to hold drive in services. Now that congregations are able to physically gather in this limited way, how would you advice church leaderships to utilize this method of gathering effectively and should the church administer the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper during this time especially in the light of social distancing and the specific order of refraining from “direct or indirect physical touch with others?”

2. What sort of music should be played in church?

3. When praying, say for a healing from God, should a person thank God for that specific healing as if it has already happened? What if God chooses not to heal? Thank you.

4. Will my mom with dementia go to heaven?

Resources

A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship by Michael Horton

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Tim Keller

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