I have spent the majority of my life having no desire to injure the feelings or the walk of others. Mainly as a Disciple of JESUS, my aim and my hope are to give godly counsel and encouragement to anyone who is willing to read any piece that I write. Obviously, I am imperfect in this endeavor. I started writing devotional material in 2003. I have said many things. Some I regret. Most, I don’t. I’ve made it my goal, to be honest – often telling on myself as I write and seriously trying to NOT tell on others. I prize the privacy of others and guard against revealing matters that are not mine to tell. If I fail in that, it grieves me.
What’s this all about today?
Well, I’m here today to talk about hell. And why would I want to write about that?! Because I genuinely care about people. I don’t want anyone to spend eternity there and I do mean anyone! I really want to warn people and give people the Good News that they don’t have to go there. It’s the same Message that was given to me and I said YES, I accept.
I want ALL people to accept and believe the Good News.
So, I have questions.
If JESUS did not come to save us from hell, what did He come to save us from?
And if He did come to save us from hell why are we to NOT tell people they are on their way to hell?
Why not ask people are you going to hell when you die?
I know why I have not. I’m scared. It’s uncomfortable.
And on the heels of that, my question is how uncomfortable will they be in eternity if they die without getting off that road to hell? I mean don’t we get it, People ARE on their way to hell?
It’s a fact.
Look. It’s not us judging them to tell them hell is their destination unless they change their direction. No. It isn’t. John 3:16-19
If they have not been born again they already ARE destined for hell.
They are on their way now and are one heartbeat from dropping right into that GOD-forsaken place.
What are we supposed to do?
Just be quiet about hell and hope the SINS they love will somehow become not fun anymore? Then what? I wonder how well our timidity of warning about hell is curtailing the stream of people dropping into it daily?
How can we trust that today’s people even believe there is a hell when it is polled that most professing Christians don’t even believe there is a hell?
Yes, I have heard — Build relationships.
Some people don’t have enough time left for us to cultivate a 3-year relationship with them before we proclaim The Gospel to them.
There’s got to be a way for the Followers of JESUS to talk about hell as much as He did.
JESUS did not come here to give us a better life HERE.
He came to rescue us from HELL and to train us HERE for LIFE in Heaven (eternity). Check it out, dig into your Bible, and prove to yourself how much He talked about hell in three (3) short years of Proclaiming the Good News.
JESUS talked more about hell than He did about heaven.
You see it takes a nanosecond to actually transfer us from a destiny in hell (from the kingdom of darkness) into HIS KINGDOM of LIGHT but it takes a lifetime to get the hell-bent nature in us to die.
I’m not suggesting we go after people like a bull in a china shop.
I’m suggesting we study the Real JESUS and do it His way, not the way we have been taught He did.
The woman taken in adultery? The woman at the well? As far as we can tell from Scripture that was their FIRST meeting, both women.
Read how bold He was with the woman at the well.
Preachers usually pick the woman caught in adultery – neither do I condemn you they preach. Sometimes they go further and say He said go and sin no more. Sometimes they don’t.
He didn’t have to condemn her. She was already condemned. So is every unrepentant unbeliever you and I will ever meet.
Condemned to hell already they are.
Because of their sins? No. Did I get your attention?
People are not sinners because they sin.
People sin BECAUSE THEY ARE SINNERS.
And it is this state of being a sinner that must be changed to avoid hell.
When are we going to get this?
When are we going to grasp that people are doomed to hell if they do not get a re-born, new Nature? Saying a prayer, saying they are sorry for their sins is not going to get the job done.
They actually have to meet the REAL JESUS via HOLY SPIRIT and get a BLOOD TRANSFUSION.
When is the last time you heard that preached, hell or no hell?
I get it. Talking about hell is offensive and uncomfortable so if we don’t want to ask them if they are going to hell, can we at least ask, Are you RIGHT with GOD?
HOLY SPIRIT, PLEASE MAKE ME BOLD ENOUGH TO AT LEAST ASK THAT!
Are you hearing me?
I’m as scared as you are.
I’m as uncomfortable as you are with this. Even so, I know we must start talking to people about hell and not just use the word as a Cuss word.
If you have made it this far in your reading of this lengthy, uncomfortable post, I commend you! Will you now decide to at least pray about it? And pray for me while you are at it — I need HOLY SPIRIT boldness and deep, deep Godly love.
Thank you, dear Friends.
