Instead of fallling victim to false claims and false teachers, Christians are called to imitate the skepticism and studiousness of the believers in Berea, described in Acts 17: “ Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11) Later, his parents decided to write a book about his visions, which has recently become a major movie production.Īll Colton's claims are certainly subjective, but the important question for Christians to ask is are his claims credible according to scripture? As Christians, we are told not to believe every 'spirit' or spiritual claim we hear. Rather, we are called to test these testimonies by comparing them to what the Bible teaches, as John says: “ Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1).Īnd Paul in Ephesians 4:14 writes: “ 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming.” Reportedly, Colton did not immediately tell his parents about this. Only after several years did he begin speaking about his visions. – Seeing the Holy Spirit “shoot down power” to the earth.– Seeing God the Father, who is reportedly “really big'.– Seeing his older sister, who was miscarried before birth.– Meeting the deceased grandfather he never knew.– Angels singing to Colton while in the hospital.This is the story of 4-year-old Colton Burpo. While on the operating table for emergency surgery on his appendix, the little boy allegedly had a vision in which he visited heaven. Colton claims to have experienced amazing things, including: Such is the case with the book/movie, Heaven is for Real. We live in a time in which many people deny absolute truth. (Ironically, denial of absolute truth is an absolute view in itself, so the view is self-contradictory, but I digress.) People especially love the subjective. If someone has had a personal experience, then it is 'truth' for them, and supposedly no one can criticize their experience. It was, after all, their experience.

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