Minister’s Corner: The message of the disciples

The primary message of the disciples was a message of hope and salvation. However, those who rejected the offer of salvation were given a message of judgement and damnation.
The message of the church is also a message of hope and salvation. We are to point the way to Jesus, extending His free offer of salvation to all who will believe it. We are to point the way to heaven, but we must never neglect to warn sinners about the fiery judgement of hell.
No one likes that message in our day. We are ridiculed for preaching that there is a literal place called hell where lost souls suffer for eternity. Let the world kick against the message. Let lost people accuse us of being out of step with this modern world. Let them mock our pleas for them to turn from their sins and come to Jesus. Let them say what they will, but the truth still stands.
There is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun. The only way to heaven is through the Lord Jesus Christ, according to John 14:6. The only way to avoid hell is through the Lord Jesus Christ, according to John 5:24. That is our testimony. It is a testimony of deliverance to those who receive it. It is a testimony of damnation to those who reject it.