Hell is For Real Too

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bonfire at the Coosa River

"Whoever causes one of these little ones to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut if off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire...where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." (Mark 9:42-44,48)

When one of my Bible Study girls told me about a "convincing" article she'd read entitled Why I Don't Believe in Hell, I encouraged her to act like a noble-minded Berean - learn with great eagerness but examine the Scriptures daily to see whether things are so. (Acts 17:11)

The only unfallible measuring stick for truth, the Bible, clearly teaches that hell is real and describes it as a place of "darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matt. 22:13). Jesus Himself warned, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matt. 10:28).

Billy Graham Ministry: "Jesus didn't talk about hell to scare us. He talked about it instead because He wanted us to know that God has provided a way of escape! God doesn't want you to be separated from Him forever. He loves you, and He wants you to spend eternity with Him in heaven. Unlike hell, heaven is a place of joy and peace and freedom from all the fears and pains of this world. Don't gamble with your soul, and don't turn your back on Jesus. Instead, by faith turn to Christ and commit your life to Him. He alone gives us hope - hope for today, and hope for eternity."

Yes, beloved, I agree. Hell is indeed a solemn subject for a children's book blog, but small ones' (and tall ones')  eternal destinies depend on knowing God and His truth. Teach children the truth of heaven and hell. Repeat it again and again. Talk about Jesus, His word, and His ways at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up, for heaven's sake!