Heaven does not make holiness, but holiness makes heaven.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Holiness creates heaven through character rather than heaven creating holiness.
- In plain terms
- Being holy makes heaven, not the other way around.
- What can you take from it?
- Inner virtue creates your reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes heaven for you?
- Is virtue internal or external?
Another view
It reduces the concept of heaven to a human psychological state.
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