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We need more of it, not less, and when we learn it properly, it will draw our hearts to God. In fact, Christians know less about the Bible and biblical doctrine than any time in memory.

We need to live it.” Of course, we need to live it, but the solution is not knowing less. I cringe whenever someone says, “We know too much truth/doctrine/theology. Jen Wilkin writes, “The heart cannot love what the mind does not know.” And “If we want to feel deeply about God, we must learn to think deeply about God.” To touch us at the heart level-and to keep touching us over days, months, years, and decades-truth must work its way into our minds. Truth matters. When you speak truth, you come to believe it. It is the center of all your inner life.” It also refers to your mind and thoughts as well. But in Hebrew, the heart…doesn’t just describe your emotions.

Lois Tverberg explains, “In English we speak of the heart to refer to our emotions, sometimes even contrasting our hearts with our heads-our rational thinking. You are a whole person, and the path to your heart travels through your mind. Bruce Ware says, “If you don’t have it in your head, you can’t have it in your heart.” Now, Randy Alcorn brings eternity to light in a way that will surprise you, spark your imagination, and change how you live today.The head and the heart should not be pitted against each other. In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it-a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ’s presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it. We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr. Jesus came to redeem everything, including our bodies and the world we live in. Ultimately, Jesus didn’t just come into the world to save our souls.

In this clip, Randy Alcorn, author of the bestselling book “Heaven,” responds to one of the most common misconceptions on what it will be like in Heaven.

When it comes to Heaven, misconceptions are common.