I listened this morning to a sermon by John Piper on Hell. It is very profound – – very worth considering. Piper begins by laying out that the Bible teaches the reality of hell. From there, he shows that that magnitude of the suffering in hell is an echo of the glory of God. (You’ll probably have to listen to the sermon to understand that point). He also demonstrates that the awfulness of hell helps quantify the substitutionary sufferings of Christ. Finally, he reasons that people cannot be saved simply out of not wanting to go to hell. Rather, they must desire Christ.
There is so much in this sermon – – -I think I could lead a whole small group series simply reflecting on the content.
It’s an amazing world we live in, where we have instant access to such preaching.
