K011. Jesus told us that there is hell

But many preachers prefer to hide the preaching of this truth and reject it as a negative message. They argue, "No, hell is a negative thing for us. Although it is true, it is not for us because we can never fall. Yes, we know that many believers or disciples of Jesus Christ have fallen, including the 70 who had cast out the demons (Luk 10:1-17). But we are like the twelve who remained faithful till the end. Did Paul preach about hell to the believers? No, he would never preach it because he was a grace preacher who preached the goodness of God radically until everyone misunderstood him. However, many churches and preachers today still use the negative 'fear and condemnation therapy' to get people to the churches. These 'glooms and dooms' preachers who still preach the hell message or repentance message can never get people saved.. They are not preaching the words of God if they still condemn like the devil .. But our God is a smiling God and gracious God .. he will never condemn us even if we sin or fall (because of the finished work of Jesus Christ). He will make sure that we all can never fall. Only the grace message can truly lead all the people to repentance and salvation.  Amen."

I will ask them, How do you know that Paul had never preached about hell? Yes, it is true that a search will show that he did not mention any hell in all his letters. But it cannot prove that he had never preached about hell. His letters did not say that he would preach repentance everywhere he went too, but the book of Acts by another disciple recorded that Paul indeed preached it:
Act 26:19-21 KJV  Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:  (20)  But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.  (21)  For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
But, we must still preach about repentance, sin, judgement, and hell even if Paul did not tell us to preach it. Why? It is because we preach according to what Jesus preached, not what Paul or men preached, although Paul had most of his revelation from Jesus.

I will ask them again, You said that you can never fall because you are not like the 70 disciples who departed; but like Peter, John, and James who still remain. Do you know why Peter still fell and denied Jesus 3 times? He was too confident of himself. The fall of Peter does not mean nothing to all of us; it means serious lesson and warning to all who think like Peter too. If you know the teaching of Jesus Christ, you will know that hell was mentioned clearly 15 times in the Lord's sermon, parables, and teaching to His disciples. It was not mentioned as 'fear and condemnation' therapy; but as doctrine and truth for the believers. We know that no people like to know about sin, repentance, judgement, or hell. But it is the doctrine of Christ which we must know and preach before we can leave for higher spiritual things:
Heb 6:1-3 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.

I will ask them, You said that you are under grace and therefore you are too strong to fall. That is why you do not need to know or hear any warning from Jesus. But do you realise that all the warnings of Jesus Christ about sin, judgement, and hell were spoken to the disciples, including the twelve, who followed Him too? If Jesus could preach it to all His believers, I don't see any reason why we should stop preaching it in our churches and falsely label it as just "fear and condemnation therapy". Have it occurred to you that you could have gone to the other extreme and resorted to 'radical or positive therapy' which has never been used by Jesus?

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