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Many people assume that if they’re kind, charitable, or “mostly good,” God will welcome them into heaven. They believe their good deeds will outweigh their mistakes on some kind of cosmic scale. But Scripture makes it clear—God doesn’t grade on a curve.
Entrance into heaven isn’t earned through effort or morality. It depends entirely on one question: Do you have faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?
In Matthew 25:41–46, Jesus offered a sobering description of eternal separation from God:
“Depart from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels… And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Jesus talked about hell more often than He did about heaven—not to instill fear, but out of love and mercy. His warnings were invitations to repentance and salvation.
Hell is not a metaphor.
The Bible describes it as a place of unending fire, isolation, and darkness—a place absent of God’s love and peace. Those who reject Christ are choosing to live apart from Him, both now and forever.
According to Scripture, hell was prepared for the devil and his angels—not for people. God created all beings, both angelic and human, with the freedom to choose. Lucifer, once a magnificent creation, rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven.
That rebellion is what hell was made for. But when people reject God’s offer of forgiveness through Jesus, they align themselves with that same rebellion. God honors every person’s choice—even when that choice leads away from Him.
The Bible gives us several clear descriptions of what hell is like:
While God is omnipresent, His comforting and sustaining presence will not be experienced in hell. It is existence without hope, light, or life.
Here’s the good news: Jesus took our hell on the cross.
When He hung there, He bore the wrath of God and the full penalty of sin so that we could be forgiven. Romans 3:23 reminds us, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” But through His death and resurrection, Jesus opened the way for eternal life.
Salvation isn’t about religion or self-improvement—it’s about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
If heaven and hell are real—and the Bible says they are—then how should we live?
If you’ve never surrendered your life to Christ, today is the day.
Believe the gospel—that Jesus died for your sins, was buried, and rose again—and trust Him alone for your salvation.
To believe means to repent: to turn away from sin and self-reliance and turn toward Christ. When you do, He fills your heart with His Spirit, forgives your sins, and gives you eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” — John 3:16
The message of hell isn’t meant to terrify—it’s meant to reveal the depth of God’s love. Jesus endured separation and suffering so that we would never have to.
If you feel unsure about your faith, take that step today. Place your trust in Jesus Christ, who conquered death and offers life eternal.
There is hope worth having—because there is a Savior worth knowing.
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