By removing the severity of sin, there is less of a need for God to forgive us of our constant sinning. If sin is not that big of a deal to God, then His punishment for it will also not be that important. That is the undermining of the forgiveness of sin. As an extension of this, if we are all going to end up in heaven because God will forgive us at no cost to Himself, then why should we even waste our time trying to reach others with the redemptive news of Christ? After all, we all end up in the same place (eternity in heaven with God). Thus, undermining the importance of the forgiveness of sin also leads to undermining the need for missions.
So, by rejecting hell, we are chipping away at the foundation for missionary work and spreading the Gospel. If we are going to go to heaven anyway, when why should we even bother repenting? Ultimately, if we deny the existence of hell, then we are giving a free license for sinning, as God will not truly punish us for what we have willfully done. Thus, undermining the forgiveness of sin also leads to undermining the restraint of sin and removes the need to repent from sin.
Additionally, this would also hold true for fallen angels. If hell does not exist, then demons will not get punished for their sins either. If hell does not really exist, then are demons to be reinstated as angels at the end of days? Is God going to pardon the unclean spirits for their evil and welcome them back into heaven? And what about Satan? Will he finally return to God as a prodigal son and rise once more as Lucifer? Well, if God is a God of love and forgiveness and nothing else, then that might be true. However, God is more than just love. He is also a God of anger.
This may come as a surprise to some, who might try to work around this free license for sinning and God's anger.
So, by rejecting hell, we are chipping away at the foundation for missionary work and spreading the Gospel. If we are going to go to heaven anyway, when why should we even bother repenting? Ultimately, if we deny the existence of hell, then we are giving a free license for sinning, as God will not truly punish us for what we have willfully done. Thus, undermining the forgiveness of sin also leads to undermining the restraint of sin and removes the need to repent from sin.
Additionally, this would also hold true for fallen angels. If hell does not exist, then demons will not get punished for their sins either. If hell does not really exist, then are demons to be reinstated as angels at the end of days? Is God going to pardon the unclean spirits for their evil and welcome them back into heaven? And what about Satan? Will he finally return to God as a prodigal son and rise once more as Lucifer? Well, if God is a God of love and forgiveness and nothing else, then that might be true. However, God is more than just love. He is also a God of anger.
This may come as a surprise to some, who might try to work around this free license for sinning and God's anger.
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