Time to Re-Evaluate

[218 words] Modem people have a hard time getting around the concept of hell and a “loving God.” They can’t imagine a loving God consigning multitudes of people to an eternal punishment. We have come a long way, it seems, from the “hell fire and damnation” sermons of a by-gone age. We have also ignored fifty percent of the character of God: “Note then the kindness and severity of God: Severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off’ (Romans 11:22, ESV). We need to reevaluate our understanding of what sin is, who sins, and how severe a condition it is. I know this isn’t easy; looking at our sin in the clear light of God’s will is a little like staring into the sun. It is painful, tear-wrenching, and concentrates the mind wonderfully. God’s…