Scripture never mentions God creating life anywhere else but Earth. When I say life, I mean intelligent life. I tend to think that if God did have intelligent life else where in the universe He would not burn up the heavens and destroy them. I would think a loving God would provide them with the same hope of salvation as He did us. Has anyone here on Simply Christian an opinion about this subject?
General Are We Alone In The Universe
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I was referring to physical life forms not spiritual.In my comment about burning up the heavens should have made this clear, this event describes the new heavens and Earth. Angels and demons exist but pagan gods do not. I specifically said life on Earth, angels and demons are not heirs of salvation.
Whether or not there's intelligent (organic) life out there is not a question the Bible can answer. That's not the kind of information the Bible is meant to provide.
You speak of God burning the heavens. May I know what you mean by that?
"Heaven" and "earth" aren't words with a single meaning each. In other places Scripture talks about recreation/restoration of the cosmos. When you read those verses in the light of passages that talk about redemption of the cosmos, you see that our hope is for the redemption rather than the destruction of the cosmos. The passage in Romans 8:19-22—“All of creation awaits with eager expectation the appearing of the children of God.... Someday creation will be set free from enslavement to decay, and will attain to the freedom which will mark the glory of the children of God. We know, indeed, that all creation alike has been groaning in the pains of labor to this very hour”—is one example.
It plainly states that there will be a new heaven and Earth. Jesus also said that until heaven and Earth pass away not one jot or tittle of the law will pass away. The phrase, elements melt with heat, seems clear. The saints will be a new creation in a new creation. Old things pass away. All things will be made new. The physical gives way to the spiritual. The saints will no longer be physical but spirit, in that the heaven and Earth will follow afterward to receive the new Jerusalem.
Thank you. As far as the topic of this thread, Are We Alone, and it's spilling into the idea of new heaven and Earth, these things do not effect our salvation. I only brought it up to , as you said, explore different topics. Mr. Heiser has his critics among his peers. There are other posts that I have that deal with topics that help to understand this great salvation even more. I also address what I see as errors by bringing out the scriptures to correct them. I want to share with others what God has given me. We all need to do the same. Through this we all seek the truth that only God's Spirit can provide.