Sin Brings the Penalty of Death
You must realize and admit to God that because of of YOUR OWN SINFULNESS, you are under the CONDEMNATION OF GOD and are DESERVING of the PENALTY of HELL FIRE and DAMNATION.
The Bible makes this clear.
WE
EARN DEATH by the SINS WE HAVE COMMITTED,
just as you would earn wages from working a job... “For the
WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH”
(Romans 6:23). The Scriptures declare
that those who die without CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR
WILL DIE A SECOND DEATH
as well as a first death. If
you are NOT saved, you are already spiritually dead. You
are simply awaiting your future home in hell, the second death. You need to do absolutely nothing to go to hell, but you must
be born-again to go to heaven.
The
Bible speaks of a second death... “But the fearful, and
UNBELIEVING,
and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and
ALL LIARS, shall have their part in
THE LAKE WHICH BURNETH WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE:
which is the SECOND DEATH”
(Revelation 21:8).“Blessed and holy
is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the
SECOND DEATH hath no power”
(Revelation 20:6).
Committing Even One Sin Makes Us Guilty of All
How
many people does a person have to kill to be considered a murderer? Obviously,
JUST ONE! So
likewise, how many lies does a person have to tell to be a liar? Again,
JUST ONE! Revelation 21:8 tells us that ALL LIARS
will have their part in the SECOND DEATH
(THE LAKE OF FIRE). James 2:10
affirms this, “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in
ONE POINT, he is GUILTY
OF ALL.” Once Adam and Eve had committed sin, they were bound for an earthly
grave as well as an eternal grave in hell forever. Hell
is the destiny of all those who are spiritually dead when they die. If
you die in your sins, it is too late. It
is also worthy to mention that Adam and Eve only committed
ONE SIN; thus, disobeying God. What
was their horrible sin? Eating some
fruit! It is common for people today
to diminish the wickedness of sin. We
must NOT make the sin of deciding how sinful sin is—ALL sin is wicked and
wrong because ALL sin is rebellion against God. Also,
Adam and Eve were not degenerate people before they sinned, they were
perfect and upright. This teaches us
that NO ONE is above sin. We ALL have
the potential to sin, no matter how close we walk with God. The
old sin nature CANNOT be tamed!
Spiritual Death verses the Second Death
There
seems to be a misunderstanding concerning spiritual death. May I say, the “second death” is NOT the same thing as “spiritual
death." If you are NOT saved,
you are already spiritually dead. The
“second death” is when you die and go to hell. Let me say again, if you are not saved—You are already spiritually
dead! Your already a child of
hell. That’s why you need to get
saved, so you can have spiritual life anew in Jesus Christ. Without Christ, you are of the Devil. Those who are NOT saved have the spirit of Satan working in them,
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in
time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
THE SPIRIT THAT NOW WORKETH IN THE CHILDREN OF
DISOBEDIENCE”
(Ephesians 2:1,2). Satan has the
great power of influence upon this old sin-cursed world. The Bible teaches that the natural (unsaved) man is prone to follow
worldly philosophies and entertainment (which are really Satan’s teachings
and activities). People who are
spiritually dead (unsaved) are naturally inclined to heed the Devil’s call
because he is bankrupt of any goodness or integrity. Satan’s voice prompts his children to selfish thoughts,
self-centered activities and self-righteous religion. Satan is the father of all liars and murderers! The
Devil’s goal for each of us to keep us from doing God’s will. Satan
has NO WILL for your life, he wants you to do “your own thing.” In so doing, you have forgotten about God. The
road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
The Second Death is God's Judgment Upon Lost Sinners
The
bottom line is this, WE MUST ALL STAND
BEFORE THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF GOD SOMEDAY... “And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this
THE JUDGMENT”
(Hebrews 9:27). ARE
YOU READY? The teaching of
Hell may not be popular in the new millennium but it is a clear Bible
teaching. Let’s look at some
Scripture references concerning ETERNAL PUNISHMENT.“...suffering the vengeance of
ETERNAL FIRE”
(Jude 7). “And others save with fear,
pulling them out of the FIRE hating even the garment spotted by the flesh” (Jude 23). “...for
their worm shall not die,
NEITHER SHALL THEIR FIRE BE QUENCHED…”
(Isaiah 66:24). “Where
their
WORM DIETH NOT, and
the
FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED”
(Mark 9:44). “...Whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
DANGER OF HELL FIRE”
(Matthew 5:22).“And
fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
rather FEAR HIM
which is able to
DESTROY BOTH SOUL AND BODY IN HELL”
(Matthew 10:28). Notice from the
Scripture we just read that God has the power to destroy both our soul as
well as our body. If “hell” only
refers to the grave, then why should we FEAR. If the worst thing that can happen to me is to be annihilated
(non-existent), then why in the world should I FEAR? This
is the erroneous teaching of the Jehovah Witnesses. They
are dead wrong! I always say the same
thing to a Jehovah’s Witness, “If you're right about Hell, I’ll just be dead
and unconscious someday; But if the Bible is right about Hell, you’ll burn
in hell-fire for ALL ETERNITY.” So which road am I safer on, the Jehovah’s
Witnesses road or the Bibles?
I’ll take the Bible road any day! “Ye
serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
DAMNATION OF HELL?”
(Matthew 23:33). “And
these shall go away into EVERLASTING
PUNISHMENT: but the
righteous into life eternal”
(Matthew 25:46). If there is no
consciousness in the grave of the dead, then how can one’s punishment be
everlasting? The Bible must be taken
at face value, it says what it means and means what it says. The
Bible has much to say about hell. The
Bible has more to say about hell than it does about heaven, read it for
yourself.
Christ-rejecters are Condemned to Hell Already
We are CONDEMNED ALREADY and the WRATH OF GOD is upon us IF we have NOT accepted CHRIST AS OUR PERSONAL SAVIOR. Listen to the Words of John the Baptist, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but THE WRATH OF GOD ABIDETH ON HIM” (John 3:36).“God judgeth the righteous, and GOD IS ANGRY WITH THE WICKED EVERY DAY” (Psalm 7:11). If you die in your sins, you must face the TERROR OF GOD. “Knowing therefore the TERROR OF THE LORD, we persuade men” (2nd Corinthians 5:11).The terror is NOT for the Believer but for the unbeliever. “And they journeyed: and the TERROR OF GOD was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob” (Genesis 35:5). “It is a FEARFUL THING to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31). For anyone to say that there is no hell or that hell does not have fire is a foolish thing indeed. What fear is there in facing God if there is no Hell which burns with fire. There is no fear in annihilation (ceasing to exist). No my friend, Hell is very real.
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