Is love tangible? Is it just an emotion programmed in human beings like a computer? Some evil people have no remorse their pure evil how can that be? Christ was not. But he said you being evil give good things to your children. Always lean on God's understanding not your own. You must be born again John 3:3 Why? You got to get rid of that heart of stone you need a heart of flesh.
Refuse the Savior Jesus Christ you're going to hell? What!
I came across a discussion that I thought I'd like to talk about just a little bit and it's very important. I do see a couple of people that are recognized they're in this discussions and others I don't recognize them.
Now I didn't hear the entire podcast video. But I heard a good portion of it and the fella above was concerned because of Hellfire. Well that doesn't appear to be free choice is what he was getting at is sort of strong arming me to believing in Christ or else I'm going to hell. When you are young, even naive or new to the faith on milk you probably will struggle with things that you can't understand and every once in awhile you may even go through scriptures and want to try to come to some consensus of understanding even with others who have more experience. Remember Christ was perfect. He is the unblemished Lamb of God and while we were yet sinners doing some atrocities some people he still was able to forgive us and offer us eternal life not eternal damnation. Remember he turned people from Satan unto God and they ended up loving him but there was a devil just as there is a devil in this world among them Judas who later regretted his evil actions and committed suicide. Cry out, call out ask for forgiveness even if all your sins are covered. Just confessed them it helps you. But you see remember all the great works Christ did raising Lazarus from the dead, feeding what is it 5,000 or more, healing all sorts of sicknesses, and so much more volumes could be written on it they say. Matthew 11:5 and Luke 7:22 But at the same time at some time in his ministry he went through towns and upbraided them for failing to repent. He made some strong accusations about judgment Day. It is also written I never knew you and these appear to be some sort of counterfeit Christians who cast out demons (Exorcist) did many wonderful works but he finds them to be workers of iniquity. They are lawless although we are not under the law today. Most likely not born again Christians counterfeits lovers of falsehood . The scriptures tell us that God is angry at the wicked every single day. We have so many warnings but Christ also preached about the people with diseases being cleansed, people being fed and people receiving the good news. Matthew 11:5 and Luke 7:22 Jesus said salvation is of the Jew but he had another fold to bring being the Gentiles. He said if you love me keep my Commandments and he gave two new Commandments.
Matt. 22 Verses 34 to 40 [37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind . [38] This is the first and great commandment. [39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself
That's right that's why you have to love trust Jesus Christ. You should be faithful and love your spouse. It would be wise to be faithful in whatever you do. What is love in God's eyes? Jesus said if you love me keep my Commandments. Are we giving him lip service?
As far as the word eternal, or everlasting people have debated this time and memorial. I am in agreement with what Bruce Crawford said that you chose it if you are subject to eternal damnation. Satan chose to rebel and a number of Angels were evicted out of heaven that left their natural state and there's no returning for them. The demons fear and tremble. We're fortunate we weren't/are not under the law like the Jewish people who were being consistently tested and even exiled for the evil they did in front of the God that loved them. Man is without excuse. If salvation was worked based none of us would make it Christ paid the price in full and he said it is finished.
So hell is actually for a very long time and of course it is a real place. Weather what we would read in scripture as everlasting or eternal one day God is sovereign if he ever decided after so long that's it for those people they just don't live anymore they suffered enough that's up to God but what does the scripture say doesn't say that it says it's eternal damnation . Please note there are two words in Hebrew both are the same meaning. No change there.
The wages of sin is death its talking about eternal damnation spiritual death second death. So its appointed for man to die once and then the judgment and as Bruce Crawford said your own words and actions can convict you if you're not saved and you're going to go through a rigorous judgment beware . But remember God is Holy love and God cannot stand sin nor lie. The scriptures tell us people are destroyed for lack of understanding. Even in the faith there are people on milk and people on solid foods and there are many members in the body. We have prayer and understanding through the holy scriptures/ghost. We have so much more if we really care but do we care or are we careless? Christ tested people not just the apostles even the rich young ruler didn't understand why he had to take up a cross and follow Christ .
Now in our time being gentiles not being under the law in Christ having come already Isaiah 53 there are people that preach if you do anything at all, any type of work you're trying to earn your salvation and so their really cautious about that. It is my belief once you are truly saved you are sealed and you are convicted and since everything is made new as you are a new creature in Christ your new nature doesn't agree with the old man and since you're being taught by God himself you are realizing what you never knew before how narrow, how straight that road into Christ's true Kingdom really is. Then you might conclude imagine all the people that die every day and died in the past never knowing what deception is or was and they died in their sins. Doesn't the Bible say without faith it is impossible to please God?
It is true God can help you overcome temptation and overcome sins that you otherwise on your own may overcome temporarily or they may be your demise. Jesus said you have one master the Christ. Call no man on Earth father or rabbi he is the savior of the world John 3:16. He is the life and he is the way. He is our master and high priest.
Now it's true Christians lots of us do research and the other day I researched when God wipes away all tears and if Christians one day are in heaven or even on the new Earth will they remember their loved ones they may have otherwise perished and ended up in hell suffering unspeakable punishment for eternity? Either God would wipe away the knowledge because you couldn't live with it in the life to come or you would have some sort of incredible overwhelming joy and wisdom coupled with understanding in the life to come paradise to be able to deal with such a thing. Well we know we will not have corruptible bodies anymore. But how can that otherwise help us? Didn't Satan and fallen angels have spiritual bodies perhaps none- corruptible bodies? They left their natural estate. We have to lean on God's understanding and God's will. I believe it's written in scripture things are only a shadow of what is to come.
Christ was faithful and he was/is the unblemished Lamb of God and without his shed blood on the cross there is no forgiveness of sins and we would be eternally damned. God knew what had to be done even before the foundations of this Earth were laid. I would suggest we not be procrastinators. I would suggest if you do have some sort of sin mastering you that you pray about it, have others pray about it for you and try to overcome it because it brings trouble to your life. Remember we are told to store up treasures for heaven where moths won't get at them. Labor not for the things that perish but the things that are eternal. How do you do that if you don't read the scriptures and you have no understanding let alone if you were a stubborn deceived reprobate person? If you love only those who love you what reward have you?
In my afterthoughts after notes: first of all you got to understand God is the Creator and he exists and so many people are narrow-minded they don't even know that. He knows as he has the manual for human beings what is the correct course of actions but so many people give him lip service and live like wild animals then they refuse to be sent to hell but God is the sculper. God is the Potter and who could argue with the Potter.
John 3:16 is the gift the sinful unbelieving world does not receive and couldn't care less as many are reaping the spoils of this life. You know Jesus said people honor him with their lips but their hearts are far from him. He said many claim otherwise to follow him or to know him but in their deeds they completely deny him. Can you imagine what he did to offer you a life that is beyond anything you could imagine but rich people are busy reaping the world of sin flesh and the devil perishing unbeknownst to themselves. Likewise I was yesterday thinking about the story about Lazarus having sores and no food and he died and went into Abraham's bosom but the rich man went to hell was it Hades. There he lifted up his eyes in torment so he must have had eyes spiritual body. He could see and think and probably had the consciousness he had on Earth maybe more heightened. So don't be a fool God exist and there's no other name but Jesus Christ of Nazareth or we can call him his Jewish name Yeshua in Hebrew but otherwise even the Pharisees were warned they will perish without him. God is holy he is perfect not sinful and he is blessed forever. He's not prideful. If it was not for him we wouldn't even be here yet you think well I didn't ask to be born so I don't expect to be sent to hell. Don't argue with your maker the potter.
Remember the warning weeping and gnashing of teeth. Being sent to that furnace of fire for eternity. If others are present when they witness this judgment what excuses will they utter that they tried this and that to save those people. I will puke out of my mouth the lukewarm Christian, the lukewarm Church, the lukewarm congregation, the lukewarm preacher. I would rather you be hot or cold.
Your life can change if you just care and seek for the God
of the bible/ISREAL JESUS CHRIST he can be found.
Press on to the finish line. Amen