Why Hell Glorifies God

This might sound strange but hell actually glorifies God. If he gave every sinner a pass and let them all be with him, it would show that he's unjust and foolish. But since he is just as well as merciful, sending recalcitrant spirits to a place where they won't have to endure his magnanimous blessings shows his wisdom.

Throughout history, people have turned away from the truth to worship idols of wood, metal,  and stone. But God calls out to all who will listen to him so they may be saved from hell. Isaiah 45:21 and 22 (BBE) proclaims, "Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other. Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have salvation, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other."

Though some folks claim that the Lord is cruel to send people to hell, the truth is that people volunteer to go there. How? By refusing the salvation purchased by Christ on the cross. As John 3:16 (BBE) quotes Christ, "For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life."

We also see that humanity has chosen to disobey, even though they knew the truth from the beginning. Romans 1:20 (BBE) explains, "For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:"

Since the Lord wants people to love him, he didn't make us like animals who do things according to their instincts. That's why he said in Deuteronomy 6:5 (BBE), "And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."

Love must be voluntary or it's mere coercion. Only a willing person can truly love. That's why God gave humanity a choice and a saviour to rescue us from our sinful condition.

This is one subject I'll tackle in my next book, You Think You're Going to Heaven? Many people reject God because they think he's cruel and capricious. I hope I can show them that he's graciously given us a choice. God could have exterminated Adam and Eve and made a new couple. Instead, he gave humanity the freedom to choose.

On Saturday, I'll post about a man in a song who left his home and then regretted it.