So right now it's 12 30 in the morning and my wife and I were talking about hell and how terrible
hell is. I become very depressed when I think about how horrible of a place hell must be.
I just can't believe that people would reject the free gift of salvation and allow their
souls to just go into hell for all eternity. And I saw this post on Facebook and I thought
it was so good. This picture here it says there's four inescapable truths about hell
and it says number one that it's a place of torment. If you reject the Lord Jesus Christ
the Bible says the smoke of their torment shall ascend up forever and ever. And one of the
really sad parts is that it's forever. It lasts forever and ever. Think about just being
in outer darkness and burning forever and ever and ever and ever and that there's no escape.
That's the third point on this picture here is that there is no way out and I think the
most important part is number four here. You didn't have to go. If you die and your soul
descends into the pits of hell just know that you didn't have to go there. Look you
don't have to go to hell. God has made a way through Jesus Christ. Perfection says
that anything that's imperfect can't be in his presence. Okay so sin is imperfection. It's
wickedness, it's evil. Some people say well why is it that I would have to go and pay for
my own sins? Why would I have to go to hell? Well because none of us are righteous and if you
reject the ultimate sacrifice, the only thing that can atone for sin, then you have to deal
with the penalty of those sins for all eternity because sin merits an eternal punishment but Christ
offers an everlasting redemption. Sin must be paid for for the wages of sin is death but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Bible says but the fearful and
unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters
and notice these next three words and all liars. Who's ever told a lie before?
All liars shall have their part where? In the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which
is the second death. They say well I've not done anything too bad. No, God is perfect, we are not.
God cannot allow sin into his presence. Sin has to be dealt with and all liars according to
the Bible go where? To hell. That's a sad reality. I want to explain why this is so serious
and why people who reject Jesus Christ do go to hell. What if I, for example, got up and
I would not salute the flag when everybody else is and let's say I burnt the flag. Heaven forbid
people are doing this today. What if I did that? Do you think God would be happy with me?
Yes or no? No, because I'm trampling over one of the ultimate sacrifices that our veterans
made to buy us freedom. How grievous is it to God to reject the ultimate sacrifice
greater than any sacrifice any veteran has made? Lord bless them. How can I go to hell
for just rejecting Jesus? You're rejecting the ultimate act of redemption.
God allowed his son to be butchered upon a cross in your stead when you and I were sinners.
You don't think that the wrath of God is going to be upon someone who hears the gospel
and they say nope I'm going to keep my own salvation or I'm not going to trust his plan
and they reject it and they reject it and they reject it. Do you know God,
the Bible says my spirit will not always strive with me on that. There comes a point where God
says all right I'll not knock on your door anymore. That can't happen to somebody. Hell
is a real place and if you reject forgiveness God isn't going to force you into his presence
against your will. He's given you a choice. The Bible says choose you this day whom you will serve.
If I did something really terrible, let's say I killed someone, Lord forbid, and I stood before
a judge and I said your honor I'll make up for it. I'll be a good person. The judge would never
let me go. He'd say you got to pay. Guess what? We've trespassed against God. It doesn't matter
how good you are. It doesn't matter how many righteous things that you've done.
The Bible says for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. As it is written there is
none righteous to avoid hell. God is giving you a chance. Just to recap, hell is a place
of torment. It lasts forever. There is no escape once you're there,
but let me tell you, you don't have to go there.
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