Who ever comes to Jesus out of completely pure motives?
God has warned us more than enough about the consequences of our sin and He's the one who commands us to repent to avoid that bad end. If you don't consider that a valid reason to repent, then you need to take it up with God.
You tell Him that warning people about hell isn't a good reason for them to repent and turn to Christ.
Kinda hard to warn them about Hell if they don’t believe in Hell. This “Jesus is coming soon” stuff has been going on since the 1st century. It is hardly news.
If the watchmen knew when the thief was coming, he would be ready. But he doesn’t know.
So making that claim about Jesus coming is a lot like lying. You really don’t know if Jesus is coming soon. I believe it is called “Lying for the Lord” in some churches.
If you get someone “Saved” because you told them Jesus’ return was imminent and Jesus doesn’t return, you may have just cost someone their soul.
Spend some time on this site. You’ll learn some really effective witness tools that can get people to face their sin.
http://www.wayofthemaster.com/
OH my!
I just learned recently that Jesus spoke about Hell more than anyone else in the New Testament!!!
I do believe He knows the Truth about it, don’t you?
If it was something Jesus warned about, I believe it is something we can also use to warn others about.
I know this. Jesus came and lived and died and rose again so that whosoever will turn to Him will be SAVED FROM ETERNAL HELL!
Their names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Jesus told his disciples when, after they came back from going two by two into the towns there, casting out demons and healing diseases in all those towns - that while it is understandable to be happy about all that happening (and all that is happening TODAY as well) - it is much more a cause of Joy to know our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life!
And NOTHING that happens, nothing we do or say, no devil from hell can erase that name from His Book of Life!
Why did Jesus say this?
Because if our name is not in the Lamb’s book of Life, then we will stand at the Great White Throne Judgement spoken of in Revelation 20. And all who stand there will be given the sentence of eternal death in hell!
whew.
No one wants to be in that situation.
Jesus came to be sure all whosoevers who will shall escape hell.
Are you among them whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of Life? Then REJOICE and spread the warning - and the Joy!