What would you not give up in order to be saved from your sins and to avoid the danger of etemal damnation in hell fire? Jesus Christ asked a sobering question in Matthew.16.26 – “And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul? “ NLT
How would you answer that question, dear friend? If you knew your present way of life would eventually lead you to eternal punishment in hell, wouldn’t you rather forsake it and seek God’s forgiveness, rather than to continue living in sin, and hoping that there’s no such a place as hell fire; Or (as some erroneously assume) that God is too good and merciful to mete out such a horrible punishment on the sinner? What would you say about His judgment on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Gen.19.24 – “Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the heavens on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Gen.19.25 – He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, eliminating all life–people, plants, and animals alike.” NLT
Well, would you rather delude yourself with the fleeting pleasures of the world than seek salvation for your soul? Would you rather indulge your friend’s, lover’s or even family’s ungodly influences on your life, knowing it dishonours God? Would you rather live against God’s will, knowing the ultimate consequence, then brace up for the inevitable judgment that awaits you at death?
Rom.1.28 – “When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done.
Rom.1.29 – Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
Rom.1.30 – They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents .
Rom.1.31 – They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving.
Rom.1.32 – They are fully aware of God’s death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. “ NLT
God will not restrain anyone from their ungodly ambitions anymore than His Word has already done, but He will definitely bring them to judgment unless they repent.
Eccl.11.9 “Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.” NIV
Can hell be endured? Can you afford to be so negligent as to exhaust the grace and mercy of God over your life in favour of the pursuit of the things which you must have to leave behind at death? Those who did would eventually discover that they have neglected the only thing that would’ve made the difference for them between everlasting joy in heaven and everlasting sorrow in hell, which is God’s grace and mercy for the salvation of their soul.
Heb.2.3 “how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him”. NIV
If for any reason your heart doubts the truth of what’s been said here, then I’d like to ask you the following questions: Have you ever taken a thoughtful look at the wonders of nature? Have you wondered at the amazing energy that sustains the blazing sun in its course each day ? Who spread out the limitless sky? Who suspended the moon, the stars and all planetary bodies in the vast
expanse of the universe? By whose power do each of them move in their assigned orbits? If you were blind and have never seen all of these wonders, wouldn’t you be inclined to doubt those who see them if they try to explain to you those amazing works of Almighty God as seen in nature? How could they get you to believe (without you ever seeing) that the biggest tree grew from a tiny seed, and that the largest animal was once a tiny egg in the ovary? Would your doubts, nevertheless, have made any differences to the fact that those things explained actually exist, and in the very nature they were described to you? Yet do we not take the wonders of God’s creation for granted in much the same way only because they are the common sights and sounds of everyday life? Why wouldn’t you also believe the Lord Jesus Christ, although (as a spiritually blind person) you’ve not seen the eternal realities which He spoke about? Would your doubts make a difference anyway? Never! Wouldn’t the damned sinner eventually realize, at the place of eternal judgment, that He was right and they were wrong? What would such belated realization and repentance avail anyone in hell?
Jesus emphatically warned:
Mark.9.43 “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched
Mark.9.44 where “Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
Mark.9.45 “And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched.
Mark.9.46 where “Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
Mark.9.47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire
Mark.9.48 ‘where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out. ‘ “ NKJV
Wouldn’t you rather believe in the Lord, Jesus Chnist, repent of all your sins, confess them to Him, and be saved?
John.1.12 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”. NIV
Rom.10.10 “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom.10.11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” NKJV
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