Tough Questions for Christians # 28: Earth vs. Heaven

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When the Earth was created it was perfect. Flawless and sinless, created by a perfect being, for his perfect creations. And that's the way it existed for a while. Um, up until Adam and Eve actually took a bite from that forbidden fruit. And then suddenly everything went to Hell... literally.

Now God is perfect, he doesn't make mistakes. So you figure Earth was literally the best he could do. He wouldn't build something substandard, right? The "perfect" planet, the "perfect" creation, and his "perfect" humans were as "perfect" as they could possibly get.

He wouldn't ever build something less-than-perfect, 'cause that would therefore make him less-than-perfect.

Now, the idea is: Once you die, you go to Heaven. Which is, again, a" perfect" place, built by a "perfect" God, for his "perfect" creations. He's got some other "perfect" creations there already, his angels and so on.

But if Earth was a perfect place, and it went to shit, and God is all-powerful... Why should we believe he can do any better with Heaven?

What makes us think that Heaven is not going to suffer the same fate that Earth did?

If God is all-powerful and perfect, we have absolutely no reason to believe he can do anything better than what he did the first time around. Because the first time would've been "perfect" and as good as he can get!

So what reason do we have to believe that Heaven is going to be any better than Earth?

TOUGH QUESTION FOR CHRISTIANS #28
WHAT REASON DO WE HAVE TO BELIEVE HEAVEN WILL BE ANY BETTER THAN EARTH?

DID GOD SOMEHOW MAKE HEAVEN "MORE PERFECT" THAN HE MADE EARTH?

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