The doctrine of the bodily ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven is not only a non-negotiable historical doctrine but one of monumental significance to the Christian faith. The bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven is the climatic redemptive-historical doctrine of the New Testament.

People who come to know Jesus Christ savingly know that their citizenship is in heaven and that their faith is bound up in the person and work of Jesus- therefore, they live out their life in such a way that they emulate the example of the apostle Paul by not setting their mind on earthly things.

People who come to know Jesus Christ savingly know that their citizenship is in heaven and that their faith is bound up in the person and work of Jesus; therefore, they live out their life in such a way that they emulate the example of the apostle Paul by not setting their mind on earthly things.