By Leaving Hell Out Of The Gospel…..

If Hell isn’t meant to be talked about in sharing the Christian Gospel, then why did Jesus talk about it so much? Here in Mark chapter 9, we read of one such account. Jesus gives the analogy of being better off maimed, or blind and entering in to Heaven, than be fully functional, and be Hell bound. If Hell is that bad, and Jesus warns us about it, why won’t we listen? Why are we so afraid of being rejected by people, more so than being rejected by God? If Jesus tells us this very thing, why don’t we take heed? Hell should be in everyone’s vocabulary. It should be talked about. It should be in the forefront of every believer’s mind. It’s the reason the Gospel is “Good News”. By leaving Hell out of the Gospel message, you guarantee one thing while witnessing to a non-believer, you’ll be preaching in vain, because you’re only preaching part of the Gospel.

39 “Don’t stop him!” Jesus said. “No one who performs a miracle in My name will soon be able to speak evil of Me.40 Anyone who is not against us is for us.41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.42 “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in Me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.44 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.46 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,48 ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’49 “For everyone will be tested with fire.50 Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.” Mark 9:39-50