Heaven/Hell

I do believe in a literal heaven and a literal hell though it might not look exactly like this...



All i can assume about heaven is that it is going to be nothing like what i think it is going to be. I think it will have streets of gold, because it says that in the Bible, and i know there will be no pain, but all i know is of earthly things and i think heaven is much more than i can comprehend now.

On the flip side, Hell seems to be a very real place as well. All i know about Hell is that it is a total separation from God, which means a total separation from anything good.

I have heard some views on Hell, that there is literally a lot of fire and hurt, or that it is personalized to fit your every torment. Either of those sounds really bad and i think that once again, Hell is much more than I can comprehend.

When i person dies without the saving knowledge of Jesus and what God has done for us, the Bible makes it very clear that a person in that boat goes to Hell. One thing i'm still wrestling a lot with is how far will God's grace extend? I thought a lot about this over the summer with some people. I'm sure there is so much i dont understand about God, i mean i can never fully grasp who he is on this earth but his grace extends to cover that. Does all it take is a willingness to serve God? Does it matter how much you know God or how far along you are on your spiritual journey? Is it just a simple prayer or a change of heart? How much of a change of heart? These are all questions that plague me sometimes.