A Hard Truth

A Hard Truth
Pastor Terry Wilcox

Matthew 13:14-51

God’s call on my life is anchored in Matthew 25; I Corinthians 1:27-29; and II Corinthians 5:14-15
Matthew 25:35
Matthew 25:46

The Truth About Hell

Matthew 13:47-51

1. Everyone will be by God
   Hebrews 9:27-28

   Paul wrote about those who deny the gospel saying, “…they will be punished with everlasting destruction and be shut out from the presence of God.”  II Thessalonians 1:9

2. There will be culling – Matthew 13:48
   

   There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this (hell) if it lay in my power.   -C.S. Lewis

   Luke 16:26

   More than any other New Testament writer, Jesus tells of . 
   Matthew 13:37; Matthew 13:47-50; Matthew 22:1-14; Matthew 25:31-46; Matthew 21:33-44; Luke 19:11-27

Questions About Hell

1. How can a good God  hell?
2. Does the  fit the crime?
   Hebrews 10:28-29

   The unbeliever has:
   a.  God underfoot.
   b. Treated Christ’s  with disdain.

3. Do you believe people consciously choose to  Jesus?
   Romans 1:18-32
   a. They know of God’s .  Matthew 13:18
   b. They consciously suppress the .  Matthew 13:18
   c. They are without .  Matthew 13:21

Hell Is

1. Emotional agony.
   No ; no more .
2. agony.
3. agony.
4. agony.

How Do We Respond?

1. As an unbeliever?
2. As a believer? Show others the   .
3. As the church? Be .
   Love in .

Personal Notes