"Whoever believes in him shall not perish..."
God makes the offer. We make the choice.
"Whoever believes in him shall not perish..."
God makes the offer. We make the choice.
There will be no atheists in hell (Phil. 2:10-11), but there will be no God-seekers either.
Once there (in hell), they (sinners) don't want to leave. The hearts of the damned never soften; their minds never change. "Men are scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory (Rev 16:9 NKJV). Contrary to the idea that hell prompts remorse, it doesn't. It intensifies blasphemy.
Lucado breaks out John 3:16 for the first 100 pages and follows up with some daily devotionals for new believers. Lucado and I have some fundamental disagreements that I can't get past. Books like this I have to trash because I can't in good faith spread misinformation.