Is Hell a real place? Hell is a real place, but you won't find many people who think they will go there. Most people who believe in hell plan to go to heaven. I never preached a person’s funeral whose family thought their loved one was going to hell. People don't want to think about hell, and they don't like it when the subject is brought up, especially from a preacher, at church. “Let us hear about something pleasant”, they will tell the pastor, or at least that's what they think.
Have you heard people tell others to go to hell? If you really believe in hell, how can you wish that destination for anyone? We shouldn't want that for our worst enemy. Have you heard someone who says they are a Christian speak that curse on others? How can a true Christian have so much hate that they would desire hell for anybody? After all, Jesus died so that all of us would avoid that terrible place. Jesus wanted everyone to be with him in heaven, remember John 3:16? Jesus taught that hell is real, and he didn't want anyone to go there. Since our Saviot's desire was that no one perish in hell, what should our desire be for those who are lost and on the path to hell? Charles Haddon Surgeon, the great evangelist/preacher said it best.
“If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.” Charles Spurgeon
There are a few Christians who really care. Do you?
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