"While the question is good," says Laurie, "it places the blame for peoples' damnation on the wrong person: God."
"God doesn't want anyone to spend eternity in hell. In fact, He earnestly desires that everyone spend all eternity with Him in heaven."
Laurie explains, "Scripture tells us, God does not want anyone to perish, so He is giving more time for everyone to repent" ( see 2 Peter 3:9). "Throughout the Bible we see God's loving and patient invitation for us to come to Him."
"Come to Me, all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (MATTHEW 11:28).
"Come. Let the thirsty ones come--anyone who wants to. Let them come and drink the water of life without charge" (REVELATION 22:17)."The truth," contends Laurie, "is that there are some things only God can do--such as cleanse us of our sin, forgive us, and justify us. At the same time, there are some things only we can do--such as come to Him, believe in Him, and repent of our sins."
Laurie concludes, "While God does indeed love everyone, He has given us a wonderful but dangerous gift. That gift is called 'free will'. It is the ability to choose between right and wrong, good and evil, God and Satan, and heaven and hell. God will not force His salvation and forgiveness upon our lives. It is our choice to say 'yes' or 'no'.
In other words--people end up in hell because they reject God's offer of forgiveness.
A wise man once said: "The gates of hell are locked from the inside." -- C.S. Lewis, author
"What makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation that was announced by the Lord Jesus Himself?" (HEBREWS 2:3).👉👉👉"HOW TO GO TO HEAVEN!"☝
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