Nijay Gupta: Is the gospel just a ticket to heaven?

Most of us were handed a gospel that works like a ticket to heaven: believe, die, fly away. New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta says that was never the headline of what Paul preached. Gupta is the Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and the author of Paul for the World. He joins Shane Rosenthal and Nate to work through what Paul's gospel actually was, where "I'll fly away" theology came from, and why he thinks C.S. Lewis got heaven wrong. The short version: Paul preached newness of life and a renewed creation, because we were made for heaven on earth. 🔓 Faith Lab is listener-supported. Members get every full unedited interview, early access, and bonus episodes: faithlabshow.com/premium Read the full write-up: faithlabshow.com/do-christians-go-to-heaven-pauls-gospel ★ Support this podcast ★