Nigeria, March 29 -- I was at a service of songs, and a man preached a rousing message about going to heaven. Then he said, "You will not have to pay any rent in heaven."

I was amused by this initially. But the more I thought about it, I realised how dangerous this statement is. In the bid to popularise heaven, this man decided to present heaven carnally. He recreated heaven in the desire of men. He fashioned heaven according to the carnality and vainglories of men.

And so men should desire heaven, not because they want to worship and fellowship with God, but because they want to escape from the demands of the landlord. Well then, there is no rent paid in hell either, so men should go there also.

Abundant Life

"(Jesus) spoke a parable...