When we take our last breath on this earth, do you know where you be going? Some say in a deep sleep, some say up in Heaven, some say down in Hell. Well brothers and sisters in Christ, our life starts as follows: (NLT) In Luke 12:19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!’ Luke 20 But you fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all! Hebrew 9:27 and just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment. Isaiah 64:6 We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep away. After the funeral service, John 5: 28-29 28 don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, 29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to judgment. Roman 3:10- 18 10 As the scriptures say, “No one is good-not even one. 11 No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God. 12 All have turned away from God; all have gone wrong. No one does good, not even one”* 13 “ Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their speech is filled with lies.” 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness”* 15 “They are quick to commit murder. 16 Wherever they go, destruction and misery follow them. 17 “They do not know what true peace is”* 18 “They have no fear of God to restrain them”* Rev. 20:12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in the books, according to what they had done. In Mark 4: 22 “Everything that is now hidden or secret will eventually be brought to light.” Roman 10:9 For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. John 14: 6 “I am the way, the truth, and life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If our name is not listed in the Book of Life. Mat. 25:41 *Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demon. Mat. 25:46 and they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life. Rev. 20:15 and anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, much times, I have mentioned in the past, that no one is perfect in this world, except our Lord Jesus Christ, therefore, we must always pray to God to forgive us for all of our sins and mercy upon us. I am sure you all will agree with me, that none of us would like to enter into the lake of fire. We must live in an honest, always asks God to forgive for all of our sins and have relationship with the Lord and the Power of Holy Spirit. Amen!!! For example, let say no one is looking, so you took things without permission or you stole something that didn’t belong to you and you might say or think, I have score, it was free. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I rather pay for the items, it is much cheaper than paying for your sins in the lake of fire. Don’t you all agree with me? Remember Mark 4: 22 there is nothing hidden in the eyes of God. In other word, either we pay while we are on this earth or pay in hell. Nothing is free! And we cannot get away from it. Amen!!!
After reading this topic, I pray many of you will have a better outlook with your life.
From Rev. Jimmy Nishimoto
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Well, you've missed the point of the story of the Sheep and the Goats--that God wishes us to empathize with everyone, to relieve the suffering of ALL, even the "least," that we should even look at criminals who are in jail as if they were Jesus.
ReplyDeleteAfter a very long story in which he tried so hard to explain how much he empathizes with human suffering, so much so that he says we ought to think of even the "least" as if s/he were him...only to turn right around and all in the same breath say, "Oh, but one day I'm going to be the direct cause of the worst suffering ever!"
That makes no sense, does it?
Well, the explanation for this contradictory statement is simple--Jesus never said it!!! It's an interpolation that was, in all likelihood, inserted by a Greek Christian scribe while making a copy of the text, totally distorting the message of the originally inspired autograph!
Sadly, though, because these few verses that place Hell on Jesus' lips serve the interests of people who feel threatened by the real message of Jesus, that we ought to care for those in need, those suffering, even those who made big mistakes that landed them in jail, even the "least," they would have us believe that God is ultimately going to give up on most of humanity and let them have it big time! From there, it makes it easy for them to deceive believers into thinking it's not all that bad to get a head start on hurting people, or at least, not helping the hurting.
I've actually written an entire book on this topic--Hell? No! Why You Can Be Certain There's No Such Place As Hell, (for anyone interested, you can get a free ecopy of Did Jesus Believe in Hell?, one of the most compelling chapters in my book at www.thereisnohell.com), Please read it. I'm sure it will help you to see that Jesus was, indeed, consistent in his message that God cares for all, loves all, wants to heal all, and is never going to give up on anyone until the very last, lost sheep is saved.