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February 22, 1958
The Robbins Eagle
Robbins, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
An explanation of Lutheran beliefs about hell as a place of eternal separation from God, emphasizing human imperfection and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ's sacrifice for forgiveness and perfection before God.
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What The Lutheran Church Believes About Hell
For one thing they believe it is a place to stay out of!
For another, they know that isn't easy!--not if a man is trying to do it by his own good conduct medals.
Sound odd to you? Here's why it is true. To escape hell and reach heaven a man must be perfect.
Perfect! Does that word describe you? You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool yourself about this. And God can be fooled even less!
But there is a way to escape hell and reach heaven.
Even this way is easy only for men-not for God.
God has to give His beloved Son--and Jesus Christ went to the cross to make it possible. God suffered the punishment of our sin. Believe it and you accept God's forgiveness. Then you are perfect before Him!
That's what your Lutheran friends believe about hell.
Oh, they believe there is such a place. Men who do not want to live with God need some place for eternity. And it will be awful--to be forever separated from the love of God!
But now the important thing about hell is that you acknowledge your own inability to be perfect and turn to the forgiving mercy of God, so you don't have to go there.
The Lutheran pastor in your community can help you get in touch with God who has so much to offer! See him to meet Him.
For one thing they believe it is a place to stay out of!
For another, they know that isn't easy!--not if a man is trying to do it by his own good conduct medals.
Sound odd to you? Here's why it is true. To escape hell and reach heaven a man must be perfect.
Perfect! Does that word describe you? You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool yourself about this. And God can be fooled even less!
But there is a way to escape hell and reach heaven.
Even this way is easy only for men-not for God.
God has to give His beloved Son--and Jesus Christ went to the cross to make it possible. God suffered the punishment of our sin. Believe it and you accept God's forgiveness. Then you are perfect before Him!
That's what your Lutheran friends believe about hell.
Oh, they believe there is such a place. Men who do not want to live with God need some place for eternity. And it will be awful--to be forever separated from the love of God!
But now the important thing about hell is that you acknowledge your own inability to be perfect and turn to the forgiving mercy of God, so you don't have to go there.
The Lutheran pastor in your community can help you get in touch with God who has so much to offer! See him to meet Him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Teaching
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
Moral Virtue
Fate Providence
What keywords are associated?
Lutheran Beliefs
Hell
Heaven
Forgiveness
Jesus Christ
Salvation
Perfection
What entities or persons were involved?
God
Jesus Christ
Lutheran Pastor
Story Details
Key Persons
God
Jesus Christ
Lutheran Pastor
Story Details
Lutherans believe hell is a place of eternal separation from God's love for those who reject Him; salvation from hell and entry to heaven requires perfection, achievable only through faith in Jesus Christ's sacrificial death, which provides God's forgiveness.