Co-written with David Pope
Originally published on James and Dave’s Bible Page
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?-Matthew 16:26
If you are not born again, the day will come when you will wish you had never been born at all.-Warren Wiersbe
In his television heyday, Phil Donahue once had a minister on his program whom he asked whether or not he believed in Hell. The minister replied that he did. When Donahue responded that he did not, the minister shot back, “Well, you will when you get there!” Of all the truths of the Christian faith, perhaps there is none more difficult to fathom than the reality of a literal, eternal Hell for those who reject the saving work of Jesus Christ. After all, how could a loving, merciful God create such a horrible place?
While we can certainly understand the concerns of those who have difficulty grasping this concept, the modern Church has often neglected or outright dismissed important Bible teachings in an attempt to make people feel more
