“The
wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God.”
Psalm 9:17
About eighty percent of American
citizens today identify themselves as “Christian”. The number of Americans who
say they believe the Bible is true, however, is only thirty percent. That is an
unfortunate gap in theology. Christian means “follower of Christ” and Christ said
the Bible is altogether true. His professed followers aren’t nearly as sure as
He was. Another statistic about biblical beliefs is the issue of hell. Just a
little over half of all Americans believe in it even though Christ talked more
about it than heaven. Most everyone wants to believe in heaven because it is a
better option than what Jesus actually warned about.
The reality is that Jesus, Peter,
John (the apostle of love), Paul, and the rest of the biblical authors all
believed in hell. They did so because God’s word says it is true. He warned about
the dire consequences when nations forget that God is real and true. God said
that He would turn such nations into hell. Every nation that forgets that God
is true, His word is true, His law is true and that His Son is true are playing
with fire, literally hell fire. As His children we should be concerned for the
eternal souls of these people and “pull them out of the fire” as Jude said to
do. We shouldn’t just mock their ignorance or gloat at their end, we should
love and care for and reach our nation and world for Jesus Christ.
Dear
Father, We thank You for Your true word and ask that we would think more like
You toward a nation that is perishing and teetering on the brink of hell. Amen.
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