Heaven hell angels 17 July 2016
John 14:6-7 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”
John 14:8-9 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
John 14:6s Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
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John 14:6s Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Consider the reasons for Jesus Historical Philosophical Personal
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act of faith
John 14:6s Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
hell
hell endless torment
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting of the Lord and from the glory of his might destruction and shut out from the presence of his might.
Someone once told me I should preach more on hellfire & damnation
what picture of God does this presuppose?
Hebrews 1:3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command.
John 1:1-2 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God.
Hebrews 9:11-12 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come… With his own blood— not the blood of goats and calves— he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.
only God is eternal
1 Timothy 6:15-16 God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see.
Romans 6:23 The free gift of God is eternal life
John 10:27-28 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me
This is why in the garden
2 Peter 3:7 the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.
be like chaff that the wind drives away… the wicked will perish Psalm 1:4, 6 be blotted out of the book of the living Psalm 69:28, cf. Deuteronomy 29:20 be cut off… and… will be no more Psalm 37:9–10 will perish… like smoke they vanish away Psalm 37:20 [CLICK] each line
consumed Matthew 7:19; 13:40; John 15:6; Hebrews 6:8 destroyed Matthew 7:13; 10:28; 1 Corinthians 3:17; James 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 perish John 3:15-6; 2 Corinthians 2:15-6 death Romans 6:21-3; James 1:15; 5:19; 1 Timothy 1:10 [CLICK] each line
Hebrews 12:28-29 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
1 Corinthians 3:12-13 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.
1 Corinthians 3:14-15 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved— even though only as one escaping through the flames.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
Colossians 1:17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.
is eternal in consequence Hell is eternal in consequence
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