Eternal Life

Sometimes Christians talk about having eternal life after we accept Christ as our Savior. The truth is that we will all spend eternity somewhere -- either in heaven or hell. The Bible is clear on this. Jesus himself spoke of it in Matthew 25:41, saying, "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." And again, in Matthew 25:45, he says, "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

Paul tells of much the same thing in 2 Thessalonians 1: 8-9. "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power." 

None of us like to think about the punishment that awaits many people, but we need to be reminded of it from time to time. We certainly need to be sure we're right with God, but we should go even further. We've been commissioned to bring as many people to the saving knowledge of Christ as we can before it's too late. Let us be earnest and diligent in doing this with loving kindness.

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