Tuesday…. Hell? NO!…. No Hell? Hell --!

 Picture of the day!

 

Soooo… for now:

Most of my life has been in or around church. I believed in Heaven and Hell.  WE all wanted to go to heaven of course. Our SS classes had some wonderful, dedicated teachers.  Many used object lessons, flannel boards and chalk boards.

Lately I have heard from a pulpit QUOTE: “It's a pity, I have known people who died and went to hell; but at the funeral I heard the preacher & some family say, ‘he is in Heaven with Jesus now!’ .......THE MAN WAS A SINNER of course he is in HELL!”  END QUOTE

Church wise, Hell and heaven get a lot of attention.

My BIL was at a funeral in Norwood, NC when the preacher said: “This service  is not for Joe (pointing at the casket) Joe is DEAD and in HELL as I speak, this is for you sinners who are here today!

My daddy was a good preacher, loved his church family and the Lord. When asked about a soul’s destination his answer was always something like this: “No one on earth KNOWS a soul’s destination.  Only God knows that,” dad continued, “No one knows how long it takes to be saved. You do not know a person’s mind at death. So there is nothing wrong with a positive assumption; plus YOU will NEVER know the difference if the person did go to hell, because there is no sadness in heaven, but joy of those arriving.

Then Smiling he would say, “NOW, if YOU 'SEE' them in Hell, you will then 'KNOW' for sure. …………. SO……. how factual do you want to be about KNOWING who went to hell?”

I am smiling thinking about my dad’s down to earth thinking. If you have read Victor Mubarak’s writings, you know his fictional character, Father Ignatius. I have told Victor the good Father sounds like my dad who was a Holiness Preacher. Father Ignatius comes across as a loving down-to-earth man.  Probably like the old man Victor, who is probably fictional himself, I ain’t saying. LOL

 

Nite Shipslog

 

PS: Imma hoping you see me in heaven, if not, you won't worry about it.   Winston Churchill said:  If you are going thru HELL, KEEP GOING!   Love from North Carolina…