Romans 3:23 says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Thus, we are all sinners. Since we are all sinners, let’s look into the Word of God to see if there is any way to miss the Hell that is waiting for those who obey not the Gospel (1 Peter 4:17).
We have learned since childhood, those of us who were raised in the church, that there are five steps to becoming a Christian. First, we must hear the Word (Romans 10:17). When we hear God’s Word, we will then believe it as stated in Mark 16:16. The third step is repentance of wrong doings (Luke 13:3, 5). Then, in Romans 10:9-10, we are told to confess that Christ is the Son of God. The last step before we become a Christian is to be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38). After doing these five things, a person becomes a Christian.
Now that we have brought Christ into our lives, we must work for the Lord. We all have different jobs to do. We are a part of the body of which Christ is the Head (1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Colossians 1:17-18). These verses also compare to the human body. The head is over the body, but there are many parts of the body such as the arms, legs, ears, eyes, feet, etc. As Christ has different parts to His body, these parts have different jobs. Some of the jobs in the body of Christ are preaching, teaching, leading songs, praying, sending cards to those in the family of God and others, cleaning the building, getting the communion ready and many more jobs to be done as Christians. We just need to look for the work to be done, and I know we do not have to look very hard because there is a lot of work to be done by all.
Yes, we are all sinners, but we have a way to avoid Hell if we obey the Bible. Once we have become Christians, we can fall back into the world if we are not careful. God has made a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13) if we repent of our sins as Simon the Sorcerer was told in Acts 8:17-24. Sometimes, we let pride interfere, but if we need to repent of sins, I urge us to put away pride and ask God for forgiveness; sometimes, repentance involves our fellow man, too.
Unfortunately, for those who do not obey our Lord, there is no hope of Heaven. God is a just God, and He cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18). God also states that there are two ways: one is narrow, and few find it, and one is broad and many there be that find it (Mathew 7:13). The narrow way leads to Heaven, and the broad way leads to everlasting punishment. Which road are you taking?
Yes, we are all sinners. However, we can escape Hell is we obey our Lord and always put Him and His Word first in our lives. We cannot be Christians in the church building, but as soon as we are out of it, we live like the ungodly, devil led world.
