Hellfire, Love or a mix?

[JTTNMinistries]

Originally Posted by HaShaliach

I tell you the truth. No one is going to biblically repent of anything, to anyone, until they become aware of, and become crushed under the enormity of their sin before the holy majesty of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is only then that the ministry and sacrifice of Jesus Christ becomes apparent in its full scope and expression of absolute love. I have heard the question asked, “Are you saved? Saved from what? Hell? Are you saved from lying? Are you saved form stealing, from adultery? Just what you saved from?” Implied is the question, “What are you saved to?” Acts 2:38 is not the gospel of the kingdom of God; it’s the expected response to the gospel. Most of us really do not know what Jesus and His apostils taught concerning the kingdom!

This is true. I agree with most of what you have posted. The real point is that we cannot box ourselves into preaching only one thing, whether it be love, mercy, hell, destruction, 2nd coming etc. We must be cautious to preach the whole council of God and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading on what we should preach or say to a person at any given time.

One time I was preaching straight hellfire and damnation at a college campus and a small group of students came up to me and said "We can tell that you care about us. We really feel the love of God coming form you." They stayed and talked with me for over an hour. I was shocked that hellfire preaching presented them with a loving feeling.

We should always preach what God would have for us at the time I suppose.