Dr. Stephen Jonathan has been a pastor for over a quarter of a century. He serves as a team leader of a growing, Christ-centered, community-focused, Pentecostal church in Tamworth, England.
Jonathan writes as an evangelical Christian who is also a pastor
committed to evangelism and discipleship. He is a practitioner, and
this book is intended to help people practically explore the
implications of their faith in God and God's attitude toward
people; it is not merely an intellectual exercise in which biblical
texts have been manipulated in order to result in a conclusion that
is more palatable or agreeable than other views of the afterlife.
Read it with an open mind, dialoguing with the author in your mind
as you do--you may be surprised by what you will discover.
--Keith Warrington, Reader in Pentecostal Studies, Regents
Theological College, Worcestershire, UK This book is written
primarily from a pastoral perspective that seeks to answer some of
the troubling questions about life and death. Both are answered
biblically and theologically, but with a caring concern that seeks
to combine truth and mystery. I would recommend it for church
leaders and ordinands as a stimulus to thoughtful pastoral care. No
doubt, as C. S. Lewis suggested, when heaven is reached we shall
say 'of course.'
--Richard Massey, former Principal of Birmingham Christian College,
Birmingham, UK Asking whether death ends all opportunity to turn to
Christ, and deciding that biblical material doesn't settle the
question, Jonathan concentrates on the character of God. This
book's conclusions will not persuade everyone. However, it
demonstrates two things: theological reflection does have to do
with real pastoral care, and we shouldn't claim undue certainty in
an area where Jesus said, 'Many will come . . .' There'll be
surprises in heaven!
--William P. Atkinson, Senior Lecturer, London School of Theology,
London, UK In this book, Stephen Jonathan offers an important
contribution to the current discussion on the possibility of
salvation after death. Combining biblical, theological,
missiological, and pastoral reflections, this work is well
researched, clearly written, exegetically nuanced, very
informative, balanced, irenic, and cautious when appropriate, yet
bold when necessary. It is, to my mind, far and away the most
helpful book available addressing the topic.
--Robin Parry, author of The Evangelical Universalist
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