Truly, who can tolerate or take joy in anyone's death! That said, I can't feel sorry, guilty or troubled by those who end up in Hell! That was their decision! The church for too long has put that guilt trip on all believers for not witnessing or evangelizing enough. Enough is enough! God is the sovereign judge of all the Earth! Don't get me wrong. There will be a great sense of loss not only in the hearts of believers, but God's heart as well! But I think that God has made it abundantly clear as to whom is responsible for ending up in Hell! TR Yep, even if we failed at witnessing ... man is still without excuse. I recall this testimony I think some missionary told ... “some man was on an island and saw the beauty of the sky and the plants, flowers and trees and cried out to God and said if you’re real, please reveal yourself to me. Then he looked down and saw a bottle floating in the water and retrieve it and inside the bottle were Scripture verses and he got saved after reading it.” So if man truly is seeking God with their whole heart, they will find Him. :good: Romans 1:16-32 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Even the comedian Jeff Dunham got into the routine with his Walter. It’s very funny in a sick sort of way :mdrmdr: The new norm for now is leading to the great and final new normal for us! :prayer-hands: I'll take God's perspective of normal. And can't wait to call Heaven my normal reality! TR
