Can We Do Away With Hell Already?

That stupid, old Bible!  It's been ruining people's fun for over 3000 years now!!  Isn't it about time we grow up, accept science and mother nature and cast off these old-wive's tales about a god-man dying for our sins??  If we descended from apes there really aren't any sins in the first place!!  The concept of sin was just invented so Catholics could gather money from ignorant people and build their cathedrals and crown jewels!

And so it goes.  Men love their sin.  They want to stay in the darkness.  They don't want someone to warn them that screwing women out of wedlock is NOT in God's plan.  And screwing other men is also not in the plan.  Killing babies inside their mother's bellies is not in the plan.  Getting drunk and stoned on alcohol and drugs is not in the plan.  Gluttony, adultery, lust and covetousness are also not in the plan.  We all do these things because of sinful desires we are BORN WITH.  We all DESERVE the wrath of God that has already been prepared for us.

The only plan for redemption that will free us from the coming wrath of God is to accept Jesus and REPENT of your sin.

Jesus said he didn't come to condemn the world, because the world already stood condemned.  He came to save all the men and women of the world who would accept his free offer of salvation.  If they refuse his offer then Jesus clearly says that God's wrath will remain upon them.

John 3
³⁶ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

Now today we find an article published in the Wall Street Journal that wants to get rid of hell.  Thankfully, Franklin Graham has taken up the torch to defend the Bible.

In response to a Wall Street Journal column claiming that in some “distant, better future, the foreclosure of Hell will be an important step in the maturation of human communities,” Christian evangelist Franklin Graham offered a warning to naysayers Wednesday.

“Hell is much more than a concept – it’s a reality.”
He explains to the unsure that the Bible describes hell as a “blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,” and it will “not change with the maturing of human culture, or anything else we might dream up.”

And he makes it very personal.

“If you die today, are you sure of your destination?”

His comments came in reaction on a column from Scott Bruce of Fordham University.

Bruce cites reports that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell and “the endless suffering of the damned” just months ago.

“Has Hell outlived its usefulness to modern society? Probably not. The doctrine still serves Christianity as it has for centuries, as a frightening deterrent to sinful behavior. We still hope that wicked people and corrupt leaders will get their just deserts in the world to come.

“In some distant, better future, the foreclosure of Hell will be an important step in the maturation of human communities that can mete out justice on their own, without supernatural aid. In the meantime, Hell is here to stay. Will Pope Francis evict the Devil and his minions and liberate the numberless, tortured souls clawing at the walls of their burning cells? Don’t count on it. There isn’t a hope in Hell.”

Graham, on Facebook, had a relatively terse response.

“The fact is, Hell is much more than a concept — it’s a reality. Jesus spoke about it a great deal. The Bible describes it as a ‘blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ It will not change with the maturing of human culture, or anything else we might dream up,” he said.

“Hell is a very real place that will be the eternal destination of souls who reject the forgiveness and salvation that a loving God offers us through His Son, Jesus Christ. Heaven is also a real place, prepared for those who put their faith and trust in Christ. Now is the time when we must choose our eternal destiny – the Bible tells us ‘…now is the day of salvation’ (2 Corinthians 6:2).

“If you die today, are you sure of your destination?”

Read more at https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/franklin-graham-scorches-wall-street-journal-on-reality-of-hell/#XHdbdqjwwtQZW4ue.99

The Bible is clear that as the return of Christ nears that men will start to believe 'doctrines of demons'. So let me ask you, WHO do you think wants to convince you that Satan, hell and demons aren't real?