The Bible says the punishment for unbelief in Jesus Christ is Death: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
What is Sin?
"Whatsoever is not of Faith is sin."
There are many counterfeits to faith: confidence, arrogance, assumptions, and pure ignorance. Faith is only faith if it's in something True (faith-worthy) because faith in a frayed tightrope will do you absolutely no good when you step on it.
Faith is not something you muster up, or "will" to do, it's Who you believe and receive, it's Jesus Christ. He is our Faith. The moment we accept Him, that is Faith, it happens in a micro-second, the Holy Spirit comes in and unites with our spirit and everything after that micro-second is Jesus' working through us.
"Faith is not of yourselves, it too, is a gift of God."
Death and Hell
"Death and Hell are cast into the Lake of Fire, this is the Second Death." Hell is cast into a lake of fire. Hell is not the end. Everyone in Hell will be resurrected and stand before "The Great White Throne Judgement Seat of God" and Judged.
Who is Sitting on the Throne?
It's JESUS!!! Unbelievers will stand before Jesus and account for every word spoken against Him, and are judged for their unbelief reflected in their words (the evidence of their unbelief in Jesus). Yes, we are all guilty of sin (especially Christians it seems), but Jesus paid the price for everyone's sin, yet, not all receive His pardon for their sin. Only unbelievers are judged for the "unpardonable sin," which in a nutshell, is unbelief in Jesus Christ.
The Good News!
Jesus is innocent. He is the Son of God. He took the punishment for the sin of the whole world, for my sin and your sin, on the cross. The punishment for sin is death. That's why Jesus was crucified, to pay the wages of sin on our behalf. Jesus died for Me and for You because God loves us!
God rose Jesus from the dead to prove two things:
The Good News!
Jesus is innocent. He is the Son of God. He took the punishment for the sin of the whole world, for my sin and your sin, on the cross. The punishment for sin is death. That's why Jesus was crucified, to pay the wages of sin on our behalf. Jesus died for Me and for You because God loves us!
God rose Jesus from the dead to prove two things:
- That Jesus is of God
- That sin is Paid in Full!
"What must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
~Acts 16:31
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