Why can’t God just forgive and let everyone into
heaven? Why will someone go to hell? In asking these questions, they reveal
that they do not understand the love and goodness of God and the wickedness of
sin. God’s love is a holy love, not an emotional love. God is loving, yes, but
that’s not all He is. He’s also a good judge. Should a loving human judge allow
the criminals to go free? Of course not. If we, with our finite justice system,
think it is necessary to punish criminals in civil court, how much more should
an infinite God judge our crimes or our sins against Him. The Bible tells us
that God alone is holy, He is the standard of all that is right, virtuous, and
good. His nature is pure.
There is none
holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like
our God.
1 Samuel 2:2
KJV
People will go to hell when they die because they have
sinned and violated the moral laws of God the Ten Commandments (1 John 3:4).
Some people reject the reality of hell. Creating a false image of God in your
mind, anything you love, treasure, or prioritise more than God is a form of
idolatry, which is sin.
Who changed the
truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the
Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 1:25 KJV
Think of it like this: if we were to light a match and
place it next to a dried-out leaf, what would happen? Well, the fire consumes
the leaf? Why? It is because they’re different, their natures are opposed to
one another. In the same way, God and man’s nature are opposite. On the day of
judgement, sinful man will not be able to stand in the presence of a holy God
because of their opposing natures. The issue is not God’s love, the issue is
His holiness. He is described as a consuming fire who dwells in unapproachable
light.
For our God is
a consuming fire.
Hebrews 12:29
KJV
God has no pleasure in wickedness, hates workers of
sin (iniquity), and destroys those that speak leasing (lying, falsehood).
Sadly, not everyone will go to heaven, many will go to hell.
For thou art
not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
The foolish
shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Thou shalt
destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful
man.
Psalm 5:4-6 KJV
God is good, and that is why He does something about
sin. He will judge righteously. God has no respect of persons. God will be so
thorough that he will consider hatred to be murder of the heart and will judge
all humanity right down to our words, thoughts, and intents of our hearts.
For there is no
respect of persons with God.
Romans 2:11 KJV
For God shall
bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes
12:14 KJV
In our evil, wicked, sinful state, there is no way we
can approach God. Our only hope is to somehow take on the same nature as God.
We must be Born-Again.
Jesus answered
and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Marvel not that
I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:3-7 KJV
When you repent (to be sorry for who you are and what
you are), and ask forgiveness for your sins, believing and trusting in Jesus
Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, God will impute His righteousness to
you. It is imperative that you are given this new nature (born-again) since
each of us is headed towards our own personal judgement day. He is coming to
judge the world. He will judge the world in righteousness.
And the times
of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to
repent:
Because he hath
appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that
man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in
that he hath raised him from the dead.
Acts
17:30-31KJV
Jesus Christ's precious blood shed on the cross is
more than enough to cleanse you from all your sins. God will change you
inwardly (born-again) through the Holy Spirit and you will be saved from the
wrath to come. Please read the Bible daily and ask God to help you to obey what
you read.
And almost all
things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no
remission.
Hebrews 9:22
KJV
Much more then,
being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:9 KJV
The problem isn’t with God, the problem is our sin!
How about you? Where do you think you will go after you die? Heaven or Hell?
Blessings in Christ,
David & Gay
