" FIGHT TO STAY OUT OF HELL "

Good Evening To You All,

This week our subject is a very serious one, Hell. Before another word is thought or even said you must believe that Hell is a real place. It truly is not something that we should take lightly or put on the back burner so to speak and just not consider.

The dictionary defines Hell as the realm of the devil in which the damned suffer everlasting punishment. (2) A place or state of torment or destruction. (3) A nether world in which the dead continue to exist.

Why do people say: I'm in hell, and why is it that man does not seem to fear hell? Hell is a real place and also not a place that any one wants to be, as you are continuously in torment. Extreme pain, and the anguish of body and mind, once you're in hell, there's no escape, nor relief. I'm reminded of a verse Luke 16:24 " And he cried out and said, ' Father Abraham have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame'. If God didn't spare angels when they sinned and sent them to hell, what do you think will happen to you?


Listen, we must turn from sin and turn to Jesus in faith. When we endeavor to control our lives and overlook God, we are setting sail on a course that leads directly to hell. Now when we place our lives in Christ's hands, He restores us now and resurrects us later to an eternal, peaceful relationship with Him. unfortunately many people don't want to believe that God sentences people to " eternal fire " for rejecting him. Sinners who don't seek forgiveness from God will face eternal separation from Him. Now, you can't say that you didn't know. This warning is to all who rebel against, ignore, or reject God. Those people who are separated from God in eternity no longer have any hope of salvation.

In life we run into all kinds of people with unusual idea's about God. Though nature reveals God, people need to be told about Jesus and how, through Him, they can have a personal relationship with God. Another way to make my point: the lake of fire which burns with brimstone (sulfur) is the final destination of the sinful. Anyone whose name is not recorded in the book of " Life " will be thrown into the lake of fire. At the judgment, the books are opened. They represent God's judgment, and in them are recorded the deeds of everyone, good or evil. We are not saved by deeds, but deeds are seen as clear evidence of a person's actual relationship with God. The book of Life contains the names of those who have put their trust in Christ to save them. So you need to consider something very important, do you feel lucky, or are you just going to take a wait and see posture. It's time to fight to stay out of hell.

Until next time...

Jim