Why does God send
people to Hell?
We often demand more from God
than we would consider fair ourselves. Maybe the reason is
that we don’t look at sin from God’s point of view.
Imagine you were a district judge and one day someone found
where you lived and snuck in late at night. After tying
your hands and feet, the man walks into the room of your
only child, the son that you adore more than anything. The
intruder than proceeds to pull your son out of bed and
punch him repeatedly in the face. You are unable to do
anything as you hear the screams and cries of this horrible
night. Not satisfied with just the blood flowing from your
son’s face the man begins to pull out his hair while
yelling curses and laughing at the cries. Tied to a bedpost
your son is whipped repeatedly across his back, blood and
flesh splatter across the floor. The torture lasts for
hours until bloody and broken your son is stabbed through
the hands and feet and hung on a wall to be left for dead.
During the next agonizing hours, you can hear the man
yelling curses at your son while he slowly bleeds to death.
Finally, after hours the horrendous criminal stabs your son
in the side and with blood flowing everywhere ends this
nightmare. You are left alone to deal with the aftermath.
Some time later while resuming your duties as a judge, a
man approaches your bench charged with a petty offence.
While looking into his eyes you instantly recognize him as
the man from that horrific night. What do you do? Do you
give this murder another change to do good or do you call
him out for his crime against your son? The blood of your
son demands justice to be handed down. How could a father
do anything else? Not only does that man deserve to be
punished but also you as a judge would not be doing your
job if justice did not prevail.
Why do we demand anything else from God?
When we commit even one sin: tell a lie,
steal, or think an evil thought we condemn Christ to die.
The penalty for sin had to be paid and it was paid that
horrible day on cavalry’s cross. One sin is a vote for
Jesus to die. Because of us, Jesus was taken in the night.
Hit repeatedly in the face until the blood flowed down His
face. His beard was pulled out leaving only patches of
skin. The mocking and the laughter was the only thing that
drowned out the sound of the whip ripping strips of flesh
from His back. Nailed to a cross with spikes through His
hands and feet Jesus was tortured hour after hour until
death finally came. With a spear pieced through His side
our bloodlust was satisfied and the crowd walked away.
One day we you will stand before God the holy judge. He
will see your sin and know what you have done to His only
begotten Son. What do you think the sentence should be?
BUT...God has provided a means of escape
from this judgment.
Please write us to find out how.
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