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There is a huge problem with Christians today. Too many of us claim to believe in Heaven and Hell, but we don't tell people about Jesus. It's time for you to decide where you stand and then to back up your choice with actions and your lifestyle.
We tend to take one of 2 stances with Hell, using it as a scare tactic or ignoring it and focusing on Heaven. Example: I had a good good friend I grew up with and once she was sharing with me how she was witnessing to this guy, but failing miserably. So I asked her to run me through the conversations they had been having. At first it was going quite well, but her "sales pitch" really caught my attention. She told him, "you're going to Hell." She just could not understand why he would no longer talk to her... On the other hand we have thousands of "Christians" not sharing the Gospel or the reality of Hell with people for fear of offending them. Think about it this way. If you we're watching as a car plowed though a neighborhood and was inevitably going to hit an unaware pedestrian, is there anyway you would watch that happen, without doing all you could to make the pedestrian aware of the incoming catastrophe? I'm willing to bet that we would all do everything humanly possible to prevent that pedestrian from being hit by the car. Now, which is more important, being struck by a car or spending eternity in a Hell the Bible depicts as the second death, with weeping and gnashing of teeth? There's no comparison, is there. We really need to admit Hell is a reality... and we need to live like we believe it.
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I have recently had the privilege of watching my nephew begin to grow up... Okay so he's about a year and a half old, but still he's getting old. The thing is he has begun to talk and recognize people, and my mom and sister have used pictures of me to help him recognize when he talks to me over the phone or they talk about me.
I live about 3 hours away and I'm not able to see my nephew that much, but my mom was keeping me posted that all they had to do was say my name and he now goes to my pictures in the house and points. Needless to say I was pretty proud that he was able to do this, but when I went home for Christmas my nephew was put to the test. Every single time somebody asked where I was, he ran and pointed to the picture, with me sitting right there!!! Needless to say my pride was deflated when I realized that he didn't really know me, just my image that everyone had shown to him. Then I started thinking... How many times do people have this same response to God? Some have never really gotten to know God for themselves, they are stuck to the image that people have given them... Just like my nephew. Now one day I hope my nephew will come to know who I am, but I am more concerned with him growing past my parents' and his parents' image of Jesus and come to know him personally, not only how others describe him... My same hope is for you. Do you actually see Jesus for who he is, or for who others have told you. This might be a good time to check yourself and make sure that you are in focus... Matthew 25:31-46 |
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