My heart goes out to those that somehow think they are ‘good’ enough on their own merits to earn God’s perfect gift . . . They do not realize that they are products of the curse - and their good works (like Cain’s offering of the works of his own hand as opposed to Abel bringing a sacrifice of blood to the altar) will somehow gain them bypassing all that Christ has done for them.
Sadly, they choose to go to hell . . . And they go there over Christ’s dead body - though he will be very much alive when He ushers them to the Lake of fire.
Tragic!
Amen! Tragic beyond words.
Folks don’t realize that the price of their soul is worth more than everything in the entire world (including the world).
Mark 8:36
Satan’s deadliest tool (and perhaps his laziest too), is PRIDE. The proud who think they know best, i.e. their way is better, always end up in hell.
Proverbs 12:15
Proverbs 14:12
Luke 13:24
Matthew 7:13
Those who believe that “good works” can atone for sin, do not understand how thoroughly corrupt human nature is and how utterly holy God is.
And more importantly, there is a failure to understand that the offended God, requires the shedding of blood (which is the life of the body) to cover sin.
In a nutshell, sin is much more serious to God than it is to us.
Glory to His name, however, He provided the world a perfect Lamb to take our judgment, purchase our pardon, and ascend triumphant to represent us before God.
I so hope this news about Erin is true and that she did in fact, receive forgiveness of sin and eternal life through the Lord Jesus Christ.