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All of us tend to think of ourselves as sensible and balanced with most of our good deeds outweighing the bad. Abraham, Christianity’s Old Testament patriarch, believed the same. However, in The Testament of Abraham, a part of the apocalyptic literature, Abraham is reluctant to die and face God’s impending judgement without first seeing the world. On an epic and mystical journey, Abraham discovers that in the midst of the dichotomy of good and bad deeds that determine whether or not a soul will pass through the gate to paradise or to eternal punishment, are the “in-betweeners”—those souls whose sins and righteous deeds are equally balanced. Join us this week as Pastor Tony Minear, Ph.D. examines The Testament of Abraham. In Abraham’s quest to find intervention for the “in-betweeners” from God, Abraham discovers where true compassion and love originates and the lessons that can be learned from this finding. In light of today’s conflicts and tensions in the name of social justice, listen and discover how you, like Abraham, can make love and compassion real for other “in-betweeners.”    Recorded live at Beatitudes Church in Phoenix, AZ on 8/28/20  Preaching: Rev. Tony Minear, Ph.D.  Scripture Reader: Janelle Tapphorn  Scripture Reference: Genesis 25:7-11    If you like what you hear, consider donating at:  https://www.beatitudeschurch.org/online-giving