During the bombing of London a certain district came in for very severe bombardment & whole streets were demolished with considerable loss of life.
Visiting the people with the gospel literature after one of these nights of terror, the Open Air Mission evangelist encountered an old skeptic.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, "this bombing is hell, absolute
hell, isn’t it?”
"No," replied the evangelist. "And I'll give
you three reasons why it is not hell. First, I am a Christian & there are
no Christians in hell. Second, there is a public house (pub) round the corner
& there are no public houses in hell. Third, here I am proclaiming the
gospel & there is no gospel in hell."
Four weeks later the evangelist was proclaiming the gospel
in Hyde Park. When he made the appeal for decision, the first man to come forward
to decide for Christ was this old skeptic.
- In Britain's Camps. (moreillustrations.com)
“I believe that a great number of people are going to die
and go to hell because they're counting on their religiosity in the church
instead of their relationship with Jesus to get them to heaven. They give lip
service to repentance and faith, but they've never been born again.” - Adrian Rogers.
John said: “Change
your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.” (Mat 3:2
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