A family friend recently passed away and it has me thinking of eternity. Unfortunately, not all of our loved ones will see heaven. Many people believe all they have to do is go to church and they are safe. However, that is not what Scripture teaches. If they never believed in Jesus and received grace then they are doomed.
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from M e , you who practice lawlessness .' (Matthew 7:21-23 NASB)
If we who believe in Christ are silent about our faith then those we love will be in hearts as a question mark on where they will spend eternity.
As Cities Burn warns us of the result of keeping silent in their song Timothy. They sing of a friend who haunts them because he is condemned for never believing in Christ and they did nothing to help him.
It's not the sound keeping me from sleep,
It's what Jesus said about hell underneath.
I think I'd rather believe it's some imaginary place,
Made up to make children behave,
So our souls are safe to wander off,
Wherever they might please.
Your soul is safe wherever you might be.
Come now, sleep.
Come, now sleep.
Tell me I'm only dreaming.
Tell me he's just sleeping.
And when morning comes,
We'll both wake up to see the sun,
And love that's enough to keep our friends alive.
Hell is real and it's our duty as believers to tell our loved ones about it.
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