Question:

Would you still be in this journey we call Christianity if Heaven was not in the picture?

...Think about that.
...No, really think about that.

One of the biggest lies the Church has ever told is that salvation is all about where you will go when you die.

I seem to be reminded everyday what "salvation" truly means. The more I think about it and learn about it, the more I see that this word "salvation" means so much more than eternal life. Of course, don't get me wrong, it's a Biblical fact that eternal life in Heaven in God's presence is a wonderful gift that comes from salvation. However I see far too often a gospel being preached that would be titled something like "Do you know where you will go when you die?!"

Eternal life is good and glorious but if that is the focal point and the sole desire of the salvation being claimed, then it could be frighteningly possible that salvation was not granted. But now, I'm not trying to rant on whether you know if your saved or not; this is the point:

Salvation is a process. A daily process. It is something we seek out everyday and as we seek it out, we go and do what salvation is meant for. God's kingdom is not just a heavenly one, it is here - as long as we bring it.
Salvation is our lives transformed by Christ.
Salvation is us fulfilling the purpose we were given.
Salvation is going, doing, being, living; it is linear and daily, and undeniably wonderfully glorious.

Yet, salvation cannot be summed up in one paragraph - at least not my me. The starting point and main point lies in this: Salvation is not all about where you will go when you die.