Snatch! Save. Repeat…

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Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team MissionAccess! Let’s chat about something Christians simply LOVE to talk about, shall we? Let’s chat about Hell!

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Moved by a local news story about a 65-year old woman who died in a South Dallas house fire, her charred power chair could easily belong to so many people at Bartimaeus Baptist Temple (our home church for people and families affected by disability)– including me! This Hellish vision prompted my Bible Study focused on “fire” which led to this simple verse:

Jude 1:  22-23 NIV:  “Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.”

Expanding that search to the phrase “Christians Hell” I found only 13 verses!  Look up “Heaven” and there are 422 verses! Do a similar search on Amazon for books and only two are listed.  Suffice to say Christians are somewhat squeamish when it comes to discussing Hell.  But we HAVE to talk about it!

However in Matthew 10:28 NASU Jesus does not shy away from it, saying “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Q:  So What?

A:  Because Hell is eternal separation from God!  And without getting into some deep theological weeds, we know Jesus did go to Hell (only briefly Thank God) after His Crucifixion and before His Resurrection three days later.  And if He allowed His Only Son to go there He will allow anyone to go there also.

OK so what should Our Response be?  Perhaps the late great Preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon offers the most powerful, compassionate response:  “If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for.” (SOURCE:  http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/christian-quotes_ochristian.cgi?find=Christian-quotes-by-Charles+Spurgeon-on-Hell)   

Let us therefore proceed with haste to Snatch & to Save The Lost and to Repeat For His Glory!

In His Accessible Grace,

Linda