"I DO" BUT I CAN'T - (31 Day Challenge)

DAY FOURTEEN

"GOD DOESN'T SEND
PEOPLE TO HELL"

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Before I give Bible verses (mostly from the Gospels) I want to say that as a believer we need to be in the word of God. There's no time to be placing our ideology on other people's personal teachings without knowing what the Bible says back to front.

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This is very important. It will determine how you live your Christian life. Do not rush, skip or leave this chapter for later. Because, how you respond to this will determine how much you understand about the nature of God.
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Just know this, If you're going to talk about the living God of the Bible PLEASE, make sure you understand His nature, His personality and His will. What God is the world and most of the church even talking about? I read from Genesis to revelation 'a God of wrath, justice, purity and righteousness'. I also read that this same God is 'a God of love, patience and restoration as He wants to restore what was once lost'. But it's more than that.

Why would Jesus suffer such a horrendous death? Why would He have to hang naked on a cross? This is God we're talking about. Why would God go so far if hell isn't what the scriptures REALLY tell us it is? Come on, such ignorance in the church today. Jesus talks more about hell than he ever mentions heaven. That's actually true, read all 4 Gospels. Why?

He's holding up a giant warning sign because the road that leads to destruction is BROAD and MANY are on that path as we speak. Please, hold on to the word of God. Read it carefully because we will be judged by the book, not our own interpretations.

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Bible Verses:

- "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28).

- He describes it as a place of darkness, where there will be 'weeping and gnashing of teeth' (Matthew 22:13).

- Jesus told the story of a rich man and a poor man, and the rich man ended up in Hell, describing it as a place of torment (Luke 16:22-28). The rich man actually cried out in Hell: ". . . I am tormented in this flame" (Luke 16:24).

- In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

- In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire . . ."

- In Mark 9:46, Jesus speaks about Hell: "Where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched."

- Jesus taught in the lesson of the rich man and Lazarus that hell has no exit door. "Between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us" (Luke 16:26). (There's no turning back)

- (Mathew 5:21-22) "Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell" (gehenna) of fire.

The list goes on & on...

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"God is love, He wouldn't send people to hell." I understand where you're coming from. But which God are you talking about? I see a HOLY, PERFECT and RIGHTEOUS God in the bible. If you stood before Him, you would beg for hell in a heartbeat. He is a consuming fire. He will annihilate you in His presence. To stand before Elohim without the blood of Jesus is UNIMAGINABLE. When we understand God's Holiness. Hell becomes more real to us.

Take it how Jesus explained it because believe it or not; it doesn't matter because hell still exists and there's nothing we can do to change that. But we can choose Jesus today because He did it all so we wouldn't have to take the punishment upon ourselves.

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Remember - Hell was made for the devil and his angels but we deserve it because of the fall of man. However, Jesus dying on the cross was merely because of your value. You are so precious, so unique and such an image of God that God would take your place! But because hell was so bad, he had to suffer such an excruciating death. The word 'excruciating' actually came from the word 'crucifixion'. It was that bad, they had to make a word to describe it. Now that's LOVE.

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To Conclude

Jesus made it really clear. He gave us physical description, letting us know that it wasn't just a 'feeling'. Jesus described it as a physical place with fire, brimstone, torment and pain. Jesus described hell by using the rich man and Lazerus story. Jesus couldn't have made it more clear to us. Let us get out there and rescue those on the broad road.

Remember, when you find 'the one' this topic will have to be discussed because depending on all your theologies, depends on how you will raise a family, God willing. Does your spouse believe in hell, being what Jesus described it as 'a place of torment, gnashing of teeth, crying, endless pain and suffering, hot, dry, weeping and a place of no hope?' Whatever your partner does or will believe will have to be biblical because if not, you cannot have the same heart for souls. Jesus did not die for the fun of it. Jesus died for souls. Hell is full of souls and we need to make it our life goal to help direct people, with urgency and willingness and we need someone who has the same passion to keep us focused in our mission on earth.

First thing Jesus asked his first disciples was to come with Him so that He'd make them fishers of men. Then before Jesus left, He told them to go make deciples, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Now, how amazing is that? From start to finish, Jesus came to empower people so that they could go and empower others with love, passion and willingness. Bringing them to the foot of the cross.

(Prayer)

I pray God that you open our eyes and you give us the understanding that we need. Open our eyes so that we're not walking around leading the blind while we're still blind but we're basing our ideology, belief and trust in your word. Most importantly, lead us to you for a personal, real and reverent relationship so that we can get to know our purpose, your will and your very nature. All for your glory. Amen.

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