It doesn’t matter how loving and humble a Christian is…
If they mention the word “hell” when proclaiming the good news, many others are filled with this image of a “Bible-thumping, hell-fire preaching, angry, madman telling everybody that they are going to hell!”
Its really quite odd. When I became an atheist in college, this image would pop into my head when I thought about Jesus…and other Christian zealots. Why?
I mean, here is the truth: God created us and commands us to be perfect and holy as He is. But, none of us are. We all sin. And we all deserve to die and go to hell. BUT, God is SO gracious and loving and merciful and benevolent that He became man and willingly laid down His life to pay the penalty for OUR sins – satisfying His JUSTICE – and in so doing FREELY offers salvation to all who would turn to Him in repentance, pleading for mercy, and accepting the “terms” of His offer of eternal salvation…
So, He turns away NO ONE.
His “offer” stands for ANYONE.
2007-11-02
06:04:32
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