Newsweek/Princeton UniversityAugust 2002 Poll
• 98% of Americans believe in God
• 76% believe in Heaven
• 60% believe in Hell
• Many believe hell is a joke; not serious.
Newsweek/Princeton UniversityAugust 2002 Poll
• 98% of Americans believe in God
• 76% believe in Heaven
• 60% believe in Hell
• Many believe hell is a joke; not serious.
• Many believe it’s a figment of the Christians’ imaginations.
• Many believe it was created by religious zealots to scare people.
• Many are repulsed at the idea of hell.
HELL IS REAL!Rm. 3:23; I Jn. 3:4; Rm. 4:14-15
• The O.T. affirmed the reality of hell (Ps. 9:17)
• John the Baptist affirmed it (Mt. 3:11-12)
• Jesus affirmed it multiple times (Mt. 10:28)
• The N.T. writers affirmed it (II Thes. 1:7-9; II Pet. 2:4-9; Jude 1:6-7; Rev. 20:14-18)
• Hell is real because the Bible tells me so!
WHY I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO
HELL
I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF…
I. The Parting that will take place.A.) Separation between God and man
Isaiah 59:2II Cor. 6:14
Ecc. 9:4II Thes. 1:7-9
Mt. 7:23
I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF…
I. The Parting that will take place.B.) Separation between lost and saved
Mt. 10:34-39Mt. 25:31-34, 41
II Cor. 5:10Mt. 25:37-40
Mt. 7:22
NO ONE TO BLAME BUT
MYSELF!
I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF…
II. The People that will be there.Know not God, obey not gospel (II Thes. 1:8)Fornicators, Idolaters, Adulterers, Effeminate,
Abusers, Thieves, Covetous, Drunkards, Revilers, Extortioners (I Cor. 6:9-10)
Fearful, Unbelieving, Abominable, Sorcerers, Murderers, Whoremongers, Liars (Rev. 21:8)
Hypocrites (Mt. 23:25-28)Erring Christians (Heb. 10:26-30)Satan and his Angels (Mt. 25:41) Ps. 84:10
NO ONE TO BLAME BUT
MYSELF!
I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF…
III. The Pain that will be experienced.
Rm. 6:23
Rev. 20:14
Rev. 14:11
Mt. 22:13
Mk. 9:43-48
“Furnace of Fire” (Mt. 13:42)“Everlasting Fire” (Mt. 25:41)
“Lake of Fire” (Rev. 20:15)“Fire and Brimstone” (Rev. 14:10)“Unquenchable Fire” (5x in Mk. 9)
Heb. 10:26-27Luke 16:19-31
NO ONE TO BLAME BUT
MYSELF!
“The Lord is not willing that any should perish (the
second death, hell), but that all should come to
repentance.”
II Peter 3:9
THE PLAN OF SALVATION• Hear the Gospel (Rm. 10:17)
• Believe With Heart (Acts 18:8)
• Repent of Your Sins (Acts 26:20)
• Confess Jesus Christ (Acts 19:18)
• Be Baptized in Water (Rm. 6:4)
• Be Faithful Unto Death (Rev. 2:10)
2ND LAW OF PARDON
• Erring Child of God: Repent and Pray God (Acts 8:22)