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“Grab The Rope!”
Categories: GOD, RELATIONSHIPS, SALVATION, WITH MANKINDHello, I have a question. If God forgives all, why do people go to hell?Sincerely,
Firefighter
Dear Firefighter,
God is ready and willing to forgive all (Ps 86:5), but we must seek that forgiveness through Christ. Christ paid the price, so all the world would have a way to escape hell (Jhn 3:16). However, if we don’t take advantage of the gift that He gave, we will still be lost. There is no sin so big that God won’t forgive it if we honestly seek Him… but we must seek Him (Heb 11:6). We are saved by faith in Christ (Eph 2:8, Rom 10:17), but that means we must trust Christ.
Think of it like someone drowning in the ocean. A lifeguard throws them a life preserver, but the drowning person must grab that life preserver in order to be saved. Jesus’ death on the cross is our life preserver. We must grab it; otherwise, we will be lost.
