We are once again reminded of the reality of hell, of the false doctrine called soul sleep, and carefully consider the finality of eternity, once we pass out of this life. We also introduce another look at the two ways, the broad and the narrow.
Christ is risen indeed, and yet man in his sin continues to demand more proof. But God's chosen means of saving sinners is hearing the Word of God and being brought to repentance and faith.
Jonathan Edwards wrote a sermon on the folly of looking back at Sodom when we are told to flee. This is a good sermon to include in this series on the doctrine of eternal punishment.
What does Scripture mean when it says that God is holy? What is holiness? The answer is absolutely vital to our spiritual well-being. No one can come into God's presence unless they are holy.
God has spoken to us in His own Son. We have the Scriptures. If the sinner will not listen to God's Word, neither will he listen to the Son, risen from the dead.
The Rich Man still retained his same mentality of deserving entitlement even in Hades. We see in him the truth that even in hell the wicked will never repent.
We continue looking at the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus and specifically consider the truth that there is indeed a hades/hell awaiting the unregenerate into which they enter the moment they pass out of this life.
The wicked go through this present life willfully blind to the reality of judgment and hell. But in hell their eyes will be opened to its truth - all too late.
We begin this series by looking once again at the Lord Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus. This doctrine is being denied in our day by some well-known evangelical celebrities who insist that the wicked will be annihilated rather than sentenced to eternal torment. This is a heresy and a dangerous one.
This is the account of Jesus saving Zacchaeus and shows us that salvation is entirely of the Lord's effectual calling of the sinner.
