By Greg Laurie
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
| “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” | |
The word “hell” is one of the most commonly used words in the English language, yet it is one of the least-discussed topics.
There is actually a place called Hell in the state of Michigan. The town got its name in 1841, when George Reeves, an early settler in the low, swampy place, was asked what he thought the town should be named. He said, “I don’t care, you can name it Hell for all I care.” So they did, and the name remains to this day.
But hell really is no laughing matter. According to the Bible, it is a real place. And most people don’t think they are going there. For every American who believes he or she is going to hell, there are 120 who believe they are going to heaven. So it appears that we believe in hell for some people, but certainly not for ourselves.
However, that is in direct contradiction to what Jesus said: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13–14).
Most of the biblical teaching on the topic of hell came from Christ Himself. Of all the parables that Jesus told, more than half of them relate to God’s eternal judgment of sinners. So we cannot go to the Bible and pick and choose things that personally appeal to us and throw the others aside.
As one theologian has pointed out, an endless hell can no more be removed from the New Testament than an endless heaven can.
So if you want an endless heaven, then you have to also accept an endless hell.
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About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.
Greg is the author of the newly released book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church
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Hell is every bit as real as heaven . . . and there are just as many ‘false’ beliefs about hell as there are about heaven.
If we want the absolute truth about heaven and hell, we can only go to the words of He who said “I am THE Truth”.
Jesus said both heaven and hell are actual places and both are eternal. He said one is a place of eternal joy and the other is a place of eternal torment, and that every person will be in either one or the other – no alternatives.
Jesus said that whoever comes to Him has eternal life with Him in heaven, and that anyone who comes to Him, He will NOT turn away.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved”
Amen, could not have said it better myself! Thanks for the comment!