Suppose An Unholy Man Went To Heaven

by J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

“Without holiness no man shall see the Lord.” — Hebrews 12:14

 
Suppose for a moment that you were allowed to enter heaven without holiness. What would you do? What possible enjoyment could you feel there? To which of all the saints would you join yourself and by whose side would you sit? Their pleasures are not your pleasures, their tastes are not your tastes, their character… Continue reading →

Why They Leave Us

A Sermon (1892) Delivered On Lord’s Day Morning, March 21st, 1886

By Charles H Spurgeon

At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, England

Suggested by the death of Charles Stanford, D.D.,

Minister of Denmark Place Chapel, London, England

“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”… Continue reading →

Suppose It Is True After All?

(Regarding The Existence Of Hell)

Two friends were talking on religious topics. They discussed the question of punishment for sin in a future life. They settled to their own satisfaction that there was none. They decided that hell was a myth. They argued that God was a God of love and could not consign His creatures to everlasting punishment.

 
The conversation dropped when a Christian, who had been a silent lis­tener to the… Continue reading →

The Annihilation Theory

Passages Appealed To By The Annihilationists

From: “Eternal Punishment” – Studies in the Scriptures Series

by A.W. Pink

 
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” [Mark 9:43]
 
Truth is one, consistent, eternally unchanged. Error is hydra-headed[1]… Continue reading →