I know how you feel. I have thoughts like that too - I'm sure you'll get plenty of posts that deny Hell exists & that God is too loving to send people there forever, etc etc.I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
If this problem is causing you this level of distress, stop thinking about these people suffering an eternal torment in Hell and do something to change the path that they are on. Witness to them, Biblically, the way Jesus did. Use the law, the Ten Commandments, in your presentation of the gospel message. A great website for witnessing resources is: www.livingwaters.com, www.wayofthemaster.com and www.wayofthemasterradio.com A really great book that teaches you how to evangelize using the law, is Hell's Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort, which can be ordered through any of the above sites or from your local bookstore if they don't have it in stock.I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
Thank you.
If this problem is causing you this level of distress, stop thinking about these people suffering an eternal torment in Hell and do something to change the path that they are on. Witness to them, Biblically, the way Jesus did. Use the law, the Ten Commandments, in your presentation of the gospel message. A great website for witnessing resources is: www.livingwaters.com, www.wayofthemaster.com and www.wayofthemasterradio.com A really great book that teaches you how to evangelize using the law, is Hell's Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort, which can be ordered through any of the above sites or from your local bookstore if they don't have it in stock.
I don't believe you're alone in your sorry for your loved ones who don't know Jesus.I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
Thank you.
The Lord DEMANDS our inner happiness, for this is His plan, to have the happiness that He has, and we are to share it regardless of outward circumstances. "Do not live for this world." Of course we are sad, but THEY are the one's that rejected this wonderful, perfect God man. He gave them every opportunity, and they still rejected it. It was NOT HIs or OUR doing.I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
Thank you.
"Of course we are sad, but THEY are the one's that rejected this wonderful, perfect God man."The Lord DEMANDS our inner happiness, for this is His plan, to have the happiness that He has, and we are to share it regardless of outward circumstances. "Do not live for this world." Of course we are sad, but THEY are the one's that rejected this wonderful, perfect God man. He gave them every opportunity, and they still rejected it. It was NOT HIs or OUR doing.
"just the other day I watched "the Way of the Master", and they relayed the new statistics on large groups of people who accepted the Lord in one year."K, I have to rep your post here... just the other day I watched "the Way of the Master", and they relayed the new statistics on large groups of people who accepted the Lord in one year.
As it boiled down with the "LOVE ONLY" (lack of witnessing about sin, penalties of sin etc), 90 out of the 100 FELL AWAY from their original committment to Christ.
10 out 100 actually last past one year... that's a horrible stat!
And this is all with the "love only" method of witnessing.
People MUST KNOW what they are being saved FROM in order to appreciate God's precious gift & realize the need for His precious sacrifice for us.
We do the best we can. People that were FACE to FACE with the Lord still rejected Him."Of course we are sad, but THEY are the one's that rejected this wonderful, perfect God man."
It would be good to know some of the reasons for their rejection of Jesus. Maybe they really are just ignorant of Him and all that He has done for them and why He has done these things.
"He gave them every opportunity, and they still rejected it. It was NOT HIs or OUR doing."
I believe that God gives us every opportunity to share the gospel with them. It is our doing if we do not present them with a sound gospel presentation or just rely on bringing them to church as a guest one Sunday and hope the pastor gets through to them. As you know, I believe in using the law to convict a person in their heart. If you present the gospel in this way, the only way I can see someone still rejecting Jesus is if they don't believe the Bible is true. I believe we must try everything we can think of to bring these people to Christ and to never give up on them, especially if they're family. Family members by the way are the hardest people to witness to, because unlike a stranger on the street or a screen name on the internet, you WILL see these people again.
"Hell will be full of people that reject the Lord."We do the best we can. People that were FACE to FACE with the Lord still rejected Him.
Hell will be full of people that reject the Lord. There are some that CANNOT and DO NOT want to be saved. Witnessing is what we are to do, but remember some WILL NOT choose for the Lord. God knew this billions of years ago, and ACCEPTED it, and He would want us to accept it to. SOME will never come to Christ. This is life, very sad, but very true.
We do not know if they received salvation or not. Everyone is in the presence of God at death, they may have recieved salvation on there dying bed. Those whom we think made it in might not have, and those who we would never think made it just might have, so use your faith to believe, they recieved salvation on their dying bed. (smile)I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
Thank you.
I think all the time about my close family members who have died, and those who will die as in the future, who are not Christians. The Bible says they will go to hell. How can we be happy as Christians in that knowledge? Thinking of this torments me daily!
Thank you.
I agree. What you'll find with many people who totally, always resist the word, is that the're very hostile towards God, as well as to Christians. I see a world that's full of evil crucifyers, who do deserve to go to a place of torment.If this problem is causing you this level of distress, stop thinking about these people suffering an eternal torment in Hell and do something to change the path that they are on. Witness to them, Biblically, the way Jesus did.
God does NOT interfere with anyone's free will, this is a huge part of Predestination. Let's just say there will always be those that will reject God and/or His word. Let's just leave it at that."Hell will be full of people that reject the Lord."
This is sad, but true.
"There are some that CANNOT and DO NOT want to be saved."
I have not met anyone who does not want to go to Heaven. But I have met talked to a number of people who do not want anything to do with the God of the Bible, so they will not be saved.
"Witnessing is what we are to do, but remember some WILL NOT choose for the Lord."
I'm not looking for a decision when I witness. If they do choose Jesus on the spot, great, but I'm looking for them to be convicted in their heart and show repentence, more than anything else. All I'm really looking to do is plant a seed. As to what happens to that seed, I can not say, but I believe the only things that can happen to it were laid out in the parable of the sower.
"God knew this billions of years ago, and ACCEPTED it,"
Just out of curiosity, do you believe in predestination?
"and He would want us to accept it to.""
I have a hard time doing so, because it sounds too much like a rationalization for not doing everything we can possibly think of to bring people to repentence and faith in Jesus Christ so that they are saved.
"SOME will never come to Christ. This is life, very sad, but very true."
Indeed.