That was absolutely brilliant Greg - I just pray for God’s supernatural boldness - something I don’t have much of. But I know God will hear my prayer 🙏😢
Excellent, excellent message!!! Thank you for making it public. Because we, as believers, know how short time is, we need to reach as many as we can before it's too late. I pray every day that God would would open their minds, hearts, eyes, and ears to the truth, convict them, and bring them to Salvation. They are so deceived, believing their religion or being a good person will save them. If they could save themselves, then Christ would never have had to die. If someone can look at the cross and not see the wrath of God against sin, then they're not seeing the love of God there either.
Pastor Greg l loved your post last week about Heaven & New Earth and this week’s post is just as necessary as we share the good news, we must warn about the bad news too. You’ve provide us with great resources to keep on hand when we’re witnessing. There was a huge movement in the church that spread the lie there was no hell. I remember hearing about that and shocked. The foundation of our faith is there is a heaven and hell...Jesus died for our sins so we can spend eternity with Him. Have y’all read the fantastic book called Erasing Hell by Francis Chan? He dives deeply in a difficult subject, like Pastor Greg, to show people through scripture that hell does exist-- it’s a book about the character of God. I’m so grateful for pastors and teachers who share boldly on TP, so we can also share our faith boldly in Jesus name. TP family .... how can we pray for you today? 💛
Awesome article. It spoke about hell, and yet it was extremely encouraging. I copied down a lot of quotes from this one into my journal. This is exactly what my quiet time was about this morning.
Favorite quote: "Most of the teaching we have on the topic of hell was given to us by Christ Himself. That surprises people. They say, 'But wasn't Jesus the very personification of love and mercy and grace? Why would He talk about hell?' That's why - because Jesus is the personification of love and mercy and grace. He doesn't want anyone made in His image to spend eternity in hell. But He knows it happens, so He used His time on earth to warn us about it."
Thank you for being faithful, Greg!
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Verses from my quiet time in case anyone is curious:
Psalm 54:4-5 - Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.
Proverbs 29:26 - Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
Genesis 44:17 - "Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father." (Joseph rendering judgment against his brothers)
Genesis 44:33 - "Please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers." (Judah offering substitutionary atonement)
Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 15:1,3-4 - Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished... Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name?
Great reminder of the reality of the gospel Pastor Greg.. God's word is so rich. It is life to my soul and health to my bones. Go out today and be a part of changing someone's path they're on. God bless you tipsters . See you again shortly.
That joke was hilarious! Following is front & center at Times of Israel news this morning.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/are-the-end-times-near-how-pentecostal-christianity-is-taking-over-the-world/ Excerpt: “In terms of growth rate, its only competition in terms of fast-growing religions is Hindus and Muslims,” Hardy said. “But that’s really just in birthrate. They don’t convert like the Pentecostals are. You’d think it’s going to have to slow down. Unless they’re right, of course, and the End Times really are coming.”
I wonder how many, even parents, have thought about those young people who have been raised in the CHURCH from the time they are very young? Many must think as I did for a long time; "I'm a good person. What have I done that is so wrong?" After all I was only 3 when my parents were saved.
It was much later on that I realized that I was following the RULES that would keep me out of trouble with man, for the most part. I did not have true salvation thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
There has been such an assault on the teaching that the BLOOD ofJesus, shed on the Cross, is the only way to have true remission for our sins. How many in our churches today, believe He is not the only way? You would be shocked. I heard it is over 50%.
I wonder how many HOPE that they have been been good enough to make it to heaven. They might think in their heart that they certainly don't deserve Hell.
These things are not addressed enough in the Church. We all need to understand that there is no man or woman GOOD enough to NOT deserve HELL.
I feel for our young people growing up in such an evil world. They need to know that restraining from this evil is not all they need to do. This can be so very hard to do without the Lord on your side.There are pressures on them from every side.. We must teach Jesus Christ, crucified for remission of sin, risen from the dead, and coming again is for all, to especially the young , while they are still tender in spirit.
If we fail to teach that no matter how good we think we are, it's not good enough. The real salvation paid for by our Lord is the only way.
Please pray that Parents and Pastors will make sure that these young people get the true message of salvation that they so need.
No matter how old & worn out we may look & feel, if we are still here on earth today, then our Father in Heaven isn’t done with us yet & our job here is not finished.
Maybe we have a few more we are suppose to reach before we go to Heaven or a lot more to reach???
We can do “all seasons” of life with Jesus/Yeshua our Lord’s help❣️
Very well written. And thank you for making this shareable. God bless you and the ministry you do. I pray a boldness for everyone to share the gospel of Christ!
I've often said, at a funeral everyone is going to heaven. So many don't know that the only way to heaven is through a relationship with God through his son Jesus Christ. They mistakenly think living a "good life" is the path, but without Christ that is fruitless.
Thanks Pastor Greg! I love your commitment to the Saving Truth of the Gospel!! I find it interesting what Abraham said to the rich man, that if they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead... Luke 16:31. There seems to be a lot of those out there, that simple will not be persuaded.... But if God is calling them, then that changes everything, and we can make the difference!! 🌻
HEdouble 🏒🏒! Is it true that Jesus taught more on hell than heaven? God's greatest gift to us before salvation is free will. The Holy Spirit's convicts each and every human of being a sinner in need of Jesus Who bore the wrath of God on Calvary's cross for all sin. Only the shed blood of Jesus delivers us from the penalty of sin which is HELL! There is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood not of bulls and lambs but the sinless Lamb of God's precious blood! Our free will gives us the ability to CHOOSE heaven or hell. There is no other name by which we are saved. Jesus Himself said, "I Am the way, the truth and the life!" The choice is ours; we can do life our way or God's way. The choice either leads to HE🏒🏒 or Heaven. Both places are for eternity. Choose this day who you will serve. I pray that the Holy Spirit in these end times will bring great conviction of man's sin and the revelation of God's remedy ... THE BLOOD OF HIS LAMB WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD INCLUSIVE OF EVERY KINDRED, TRIBE and TOUNGE; absolutely no one is excluded. How great is His love!
CHOOSE WISELY, there is no second chance once our earthly life is over.
Wow. Pastor Greg. Wide and narrow is the gate to eternal life. God’s Word is so true and amazing: from Genesis to Revelation. All of the Prophets,Priests, Kings.and Apostles and Judges spoke of our Lord’s coming. I read my daily Bible this morning and 1st Thessalonians 2:1-20 and was so encouraged as to how important it is to share the Gospel with Holy boldness. Verse 1-4. For you yourselves know; brethren that our coming to you was not in vain, but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the Boldness in our God to speak to you the Gospel amid much opposition. For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit; but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel; so we speak , not as pleasing to men, but God who examines our hearts. Apostle Paul. The enemy’s might is no match for the the awesome power of the living God! Amen 🙏. Isaiah 30:21; Whether you turn to the right or to the left, , your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it. Long post: just wanted to keep us all encouraged to be bold for Jesus, sharing the Gospel and praying. Be blessed and I’m always learning from you Pastor Greg; the message and practical applications. 🙏
That was absolutely brilliant Greg - I just pray for God’s supernatural boldness - something I don’t have much of. But I know God will hear my prayer 🙏😢
Excellent, excellent message!!! Thank you for making it public. Because we, as believers, know how short time is, we need to reach as many as we can before it's too late. I pray every day that God would would open their minds, hearts, eyes, and ears to the truth, convict them, and bring them to Salvation. They are so deceived, believing their religion or being a good person will save them. If they could save themselves, then Christ would never have had to die. If someone can look at the cross and not see the wrath of God against sin, then they're not seeing the love of God there either.
Pastor Greg l loved your post last week about Heaven & New Earth and this week’s post is just as necessary as we share the good news, we must warn about the bad news too. You’ve provide us with great resources to keep on hand when we’re witnessing. There was a huge movement in the church that spread the lie there was no hell. I remember hearing about that and shocked. The foundation of our faith is there is a heaven and hell...Jesus died for our sins so we can spend eternity with Him. Have y’all read the fantastic book called Erasing Hell by Francis Chan? He dives deeply in a difficult subject, like Pastor Greg, to show people through scripture that hell does exist-- it’s a book about the character of God. I’m so grateful for pastors and teachers who share boldly on TP, so we can also share our faith boldly in Jesus name. TP family .... how can we pray for you today? 💛
Awesome article. It spoke about hell, and yet it was extremely encouraging. I copied down a lot of quotes from this one into my journal. This is exactly what my quiet time was about this morning.
Favorite quote: "Most of the teaching we have on the topic of hell was given to us by Christ Himself. That surprises people. They say, 'But wasn't Jesus the very personification of love and mercy and grace? Why would He talk about hell?' That's why - because Jesus is the personification of love and mercy and grace. He doesn't want anyone made in His image to spend eternity in hell. But He knows it happens, so He used His time on earth to warn us about it."
Thank you for being faithful, Greg!
---
Verses from my quiet time in case anyone is curious:
Psalm 54:4-5 - Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.
Proverbs 29:26 - Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
Genesis 44:17 - "Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father." (Joseph rendering judgment against his brothers)
Genesis 44:33 - "Please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers." (Judah offering substitutionary atonement)
Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 15:1,3-4 - Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished... Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name?
Great reminder of the reality of the gospel Pastor Greg.. God's word is so rich. It is life to my soul and health to my bones. Go out today and be a part of changing someone's path they're on. God bless you tipsters . See you again shortly.
That joke was hilarious! Following is front & center at Times of Israel news this morning.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/are-the-end-times-near-how-pentecostal-christianity-is-taking-over-the-world/ Excerpt: “In terms of growth rate, its only competition in terms of fast-growing religions is Hindus and Muslims,” Hardy said. “But that’s really just in birthrate. They don’t convert like the Pentecostals are. You’d think it’s going to have to slow down. Unless they’re right, of course, and the End Times really are coming.”
I wonder how many, even parents, have thought about those young people who have been raised in the CHURCH from the time they are very young? Many must think as I did for a long time; "I'm a good person. What have I done that is so wrong?" After all I was only 3 when my parents were saved.
It was much later on that I realized that I was following the RULES that would keep me out of trouble with man, for the most part. I did not have true salvation thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
There has been such an assault on the teaching that the BLOOD ofJesus, shed on the Cross, is the only way to have true remission for our sins. How many in our churches today, believe He is not the only way? You would be shocked. I heard it is over 50%.
I wonder how many HOPE that they have been been good enough to make it to heaven. They might think in their heart that they certainly don't deserve Hell.
These things are not addressed enough in the Church. We all need to understand that there is no man or woman GOOD enough to NOT deserve HELL.
I feel for our young people growing up in such an evil world. They need to know that restraining from this evil is not all they need to do. This can be so very hard to do without the Lord on your side.There are pressures on them from every side.. We must teach Jesus Christ, crucified for remission of sin, risen from the dead, and coming again is for all, to especially the young , while they are still tender in spirit.
If we fail to teach that no matter how good we think we are, it's not good enough. The real salvation paid for by our Lord is the only way.
Please pray that Parents and Pastors will make sure that these young people get the true message of salvation that they so need.
This is so awesome Greg❣️
No matter how old & worn out we may look & feel, if we are still here on earth today, then our Father in Heaven isn’t done with us yet & our job here is not finished.
Maybe we have a few more we are suppose to reach before we go to Heaven or a lot more to reach???
We can do “all seasons” of life with Jesus/Yeshua our Lord’s help❣️
💙✝️🙏🏼🇺🇸🇮🇱🌍🌏🌎
Very well written. And thank you for making this shareable. God bless you and the ministry you do. I pray a boldness for everyone to share the gospel of Christ!
I've often said, at a funeral everyone is going to heaven. So many don't know that the only way to heaven is through a relationship with God through his son Jesus Christ. They mistakenly think living a "good life" is the path, but without Christ that is fruitless.
Thank you Greg for this reinforcing message
As I was reading this, I said to Sarah, this is something more and more churches are getting away from.
Thank you very much for this post, I think it was very well done.
This was fantastic Greg! Thank you for teaching on something that most pastors won’t touch!
Thanks Pastor Greg! I love your commitment to the Saving Truth of the Gospel!! I find it interesting what Abraham said to the rich man, that if they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead... Luke 16:31. There seems to be a lot of those out there, that simple will not be persuaded.... But if God is calling them, then that changes everything, and we can make the difference!! 🌻
Thank you Pastor Greg for your post on
HEdouble 🏒🏒! Is it true that Jesus taught more on hell than heaven? God's greatest gift to us before salvation is free will. The Holy Spirit's convicts each and every human of being a sinner in need of Jesus Who bore the wrath of God on Calvary's cross for all sin. Only the shed blood of Jesus delivers us from the penalty of sin which is HELL! There is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood not of bulls and lambs but the sinless Lamb of God's precious blood! Our free will gives us the ability to CHOOSE heaven or hell. There is no other name by which we are saved. Jesus Himself said, "I Am the way, the truth and the life!" The choice is ours; we can do life our way or God's way. The choice either leads to HE🏒🏒 or Heaven. Both places are for eternity. Choose this day who you will serve. I pray that the Holy Spirit in these end times will bring great conviction of man's sin and the revelation of God's remedy ... THE BLOOD OF HIS LAMB WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD INCLUSIVE OF EVERY KINDRED, TRIBE and TOUNGE; absolutely no one is excluded. How great is His love!
CHOOSE WISELY, there is no second chance once our earthly life is over.
Do you think people who are firm believers in Christ but still choose to take their lives through suicide still go to heaven?
Wow. Pastor Greg. Wide and narrow is the gate to eternal life. God’s Word is so true and amazing: from Genesis to Revelation. All of the Prophets,Priests, Kings.and Apostles and Judges spoke of our Lord’s coming. I read my daily Bible this morning and 1st Thessalonians 2:1-20 and was so encouraged as to how important it is to share the Gospel with Holy boldness. Verse 1-4. For you yourselves know; brethren that our coming to you was not in vain, but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the Boldness in our God to speak to you the Gospel amid much opposition. For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit; but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel; so we speak , not as pleasing to men, but God who examines our hearts. Apostle Paul. The enemy’s might is no match for the the awesome power of the living God! Amen 🙏. Isaiah 30:21; Whether you turn to the right or to the left, , your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it. Long post: just wanted to keep us all encouraged to be bold for Jesus, sharing the Gospel and praying. Be blessed and I’m always learning from you Pastor Greg; the message and practical applications. 🙏