Whenever I dare to mention the topic of Heaven & Hell there always seems to be an interesting response.
I am often reading comments that challenge (Jesus' Words actually) on this particular topic.
So again today I would like my readers to know that the Word of God stands alone on this topic.....let me state clearly what the Bible says about spending ETERNITY with Jesus in Heaven or without Him !
1 JOHN 5:11-12''AND THIS IS THE TESTIMONY; GOD HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE, & THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON(JESUS). V12 HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE;HE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE SON .....DOES NOT HAVE LIFE....." Now my friends if there is a deliberate , intentional ,willfull ,rejection of the love of Jesus and of the offer of His Salvation,let there be no misunderstanding. God respects our free will choices and as such we then experience the consequences of our choices.
Today let me say again that there can be SALVATION through Jesus Christ , He loves you & gave His life that we all may be forgiven......the Eternal consequence of that choice is Heaven with God the Father, God the Son & The Holy Spirit forever.
If after hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ we continually reject the offer of His love then the Bible states clearly that there is a place called Hell and it is not God's desire that we go there , rather it is God respecting our choice.
I am not the judge of you & you are not the judge of me ,we will all stand before a JUST & MERCIFUL GOD one day and we will all ultimately receive that which we have chosen.
Tradition does not save us (Matthew 15:1-19), Philosophy will not save
us , money will not save us, self-justification does not save us.......only the precious blood of Jesus will cleanse us and His Resurrection life and power will keep us in His perfect love and will..
Dear readers ....independence kills, compromise chills, only obedient loving faith & hoiliness fulfills God's amazing purposes in our lives today & throughout all ETERNITY!
May all readers today know the loving , saving presence , life & grace of Jesus Christ in their lives today, this is my prayer for you all.
Don't try and avoid what Jesus lovingly calls you to ........just say 'YES, LORD ' and He will do the rest .
MARNEY
1 comment:
I'm disappointed that you have not answered my questions directly, so I will have to take it from your post here that (a) you are happy with the concept of infinite punishment for finite sin as fair and just, and (b) that according to my hypothetical about a 16 year old hearing and rejecting an invitation to accept Christ, you believe that child would now be in eternal hellfire. Although I do note you use the terms "deliberate,intentional, willful rejection" and "continually reject the offer" - does that give an out to those that have perhaps only recently heard an invitation to accept Christ? Does that also give an out to those in countries which are predominantly non-Christian and may have heard only limited (if any) messages about Christ? At what point does it become deliberate, intentional, willful and continual rejection?
You say God is respecting our choice if we are sent to hell. No-one would choose hell if they knew it existed as a place of eternal punishment. People choose not to accept Jesus as the messiah for many different reasons, but I would suggest mostly because of a lack evidence for it being true.
The trouble with the doctrine of hell as eternal punishment for those that do not 'repent and believe' is it opens up all manner of questions and problems when trying to reconcile with a God of love. For one, how are you possibly going to be happy in heaven if you have friends and family being eternally tortured in hell?
These are plenty of articles available that dispute your understanding of hell - perhaps you could read - http://www.tentmaker.org/articles/biggest_lie_eckerty.html - and give an opinion on it. It would also be good if you could actually publish my comments so that others might be able to join in the conversation on this matter.
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