There
is a Hell
They exchanged the truth of God for a
lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator
Romans 1:25
For years Randy witnessed to his father
during their long-distance phone conversations, telling him if he
refused to accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior he would spend
eternity in Hell, separated from God. But his father vehemently
asserted that there was no Hell to be saved from.
When his father became ill Randy moved
back home to care for him. Over the next ten months, while Randy
ministered to his father’s physical needs, he continued ministering
to his spiritual needs, reading scripture and telling him of God’s
great love for him. He even took him to church on Sundays when he was
well enough to leave the house. At the end of each day Randy would
ask, “Is there anything keeping you from asking Jesus into your
heart, Dad?”
His father’s response was always the
same, “Yes, lots of things.” Yet Randy never gave up. Then one
Sunday, during the altar call following a particularly powerful
sermon on our immortal spirit, Randy watched in awe and thanksgiving
as his father raised his hand to receive Jesus into his heart! After
the service, Randy’s father confided to him that his persistence
had caused him to rethink his beliefs, “I now know beyond a shadow
of a doubt that there is a God, and I don’t want to spend eternity
apart from Him.”
†
Doubt is one of Satan’s favorite
weapons. He tells us there is no Hell and the world loves it because
it removes the consideration of consequences and accountability.
Sadly, even some professing Christian pastors say, “A loving God
would not send billions of people to a horrible hell!” But as sure
as there is a Heaven, there is a Hell.
We can argue all we want and it won’t
change that truth, or prevent people from going to Hell. God’s
holiness demands we be righteous to enter His presence. Only faith in
Jesus Christ, where we are cleansed by His blood, has the power to
save. Anything else is a lie.
Prayer
“Lord Jesus, forgive me
for ever doubting Your word. I accept Your sacrifice for my sin and
look forward with anticipation to spending eternity with You in
Heaven. Amen.”
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