"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom (of heaven) prepared for you from the foundation of the world (Matthew 25:34). "Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41).
Here we see two groups of people and two places. The first group of people (on his right) is righteous, who put their trust in the Lord Jesus's righteousness. This group becomes righteous through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. They believed in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, repented of their sins, and accepted the gift of salvation. The first place described is that the kingdom of heaven, prepared for this group on his right. These are the people who prayed for God's will be done in their lives. God granted their request.
The second group of
people is unrighteous, who put their trust in their own righteousness and their
good deeds—this righteousness amount to nothing. In fact, the Bible says,
"... all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags..." (Isaiah 64:6). The second place mentioned in
the above passage is the eternal fire--hell
(I will attempt to describe hell in a separate article, for now, it is
outside the scope of this discussion). This place is not prepared for the
people, the Bible says, it is prepared for "the devil and his
angels." God's desire is NOT to send any people there. He "...is
longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should
come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him" (Romans 5:8-9).
If someone asks, how can a loving God send someone to hell? The question is not truthful. God has not prepared hell for the people; it is prepared for "the devil and his angels." Furthermore, God wants everyone to come to repentance so they will not perish. God is not sending them to hell. The second group of people is willfully choosing to spend eternity away from God. The second group of people does not want to do anything with the savior. They rejected the free gift of salvation. God is not going to make them love Him. They chose to be away from God. God is ultimately going to say to them, "thy will be done." Because they disobeyed the heavenly call, they became the children of the devil. "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do" (John 8:44). And thus, they are going to the eternal fire prepared for "the devil and his angels."
Please do not distort God's character when you ask the question, " how can a loving God send someone to hell?"
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It is our choice whether or not to accept God's gift of salvation, and he usually gives us many chances during our lifetime on earth to make that decision. I came to know the Lord at the age of 31 by coming to Him in repentance of my sin and a desire to become a new person. "Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul, thank you, Lord, for making me whole, thank you, Lord, for giving to me, Thy great salvation so rich and free. 💖
ReplyDeleteGod gave free will to choose between the right and wrong. He gave sense of discerning power.God guides to follow the right path but it is for human being to choose what they want.
ReplyDeleteFor the wage of sin is death but the gift of God eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Decide to day what you choose.It is left to your choice.