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(Blessed is he who has got
His transgressions forgiven
And his sins hidden)

Blessed is the man whom the Lord
Will not ascribe his misdeeds
And is without deceit in his spirit

Buried it deep inside
But soon a sprout came forth
It kept on growing
I couldn’t hide

When I kept it to myself
Slowly my bones corroded
And my vitality vanished
Left in the summer to dry

Too many people living this life
Who alone can take their guilt away?
Their minds are rotting
And causing endless pain
Soon they are demented and put away

I confessed my sins to You
And did not hide my guilt
I said, “I want to confess my
Misdeeds to You”
And he took my sins and guilt

He is my sanctuary

–Extol, “Burial”–

Originally from here.

Each Commandment reminds them that God requires moral accountability. God isn’t first in the sinner’s affections. He embraces the god of his own imagination. He uses God’s name in vain. He violates the Sabbath by not setting aside one day in seven to rest and honor God. He dishonors his parents, harbors hatred and unjust anger, and burns with unlawful sexual desire (see Matthew 5:27–28 LSB, which says, “everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart”). He has stolen, lied, and coveted—and yet he chooses to remain in sin. When the Bible says that the wages of sin is death, the Law is the paymaster (see Romans 2:12; James 2:12). It calls for his blood.

As surely as the plagues fell upon Egypt and finally brought about the death of the firstborn, so also the Law will fall upon sinners on Judgment Day. Jesus said it will grind them to powder (see Matthew 21:44). When something is ground to powder, a thorough job is done. And God will thoroughly judge the wickedness of every human being—perfect justice will be done.

Yet He is rich in mercy and provided a Savior in Jesus. We broke God’s Law—Jesus paid the fine. That means God can legally take death off us and let us live forever, all because of the death and resurrection of Jesus. All that is required of us is to repent and trust in Him. Repentance means to confess and forsake our sins. The Bible says, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Timothy 2:19). Jesus says to us as He said to the woman caught in adultery, “Go and sin no more” (John 8:11). And if we do sin, we have an Advocate in the presence of the Father. God promises that if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).

I remember the first war
The way the sky burned
The faces of angels destroyed
I saw a third of Heaven’s legion banished
And the creation of Hell
I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer fall
But now, my brothers aren’t my brothers

Turned away by a
Misrepresentation

Stained glass and white washed tombs
The hearts of those who spoke to you
Were never homes
The God tried, they shun Him

They spoke out of
Prejudice and ritualism

They themselves were lost
Angels fold their wings

Angels fold their wings and weep
Along with us, watching you
Shun Christ’s sacrifice
Shunning sacrifice

Angels fold their wings
And weep along with us
Watching you

Shun
Shun

–Zao, “Ravage Ritual”–

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The denominations that are the most likely to have preachers of eternal punishment in Hell with conviction and urgency, are the independent Baptists (IFB)–Dr. John R. Rice and Sword of the Lord, the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC)–Dr. Carl McIntire, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster–Dr. Ian Paisley, the FIRE Churches (independent Reformed), the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)–J. Gresham Machen and his book Christianity and Liberalism, and the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)–P&R Publishing and a confusing mix of preachers such as R. C. Sproul who rejected a literal Hell, Timothy Keller who downplayed preaching against sin, and Drs. Robert Peterson and John Gerstner who absolutely affirmed the Hell of the Bible.

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Dr. Robert Peterson, Hell On Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment (P&R, 1995), ch. 9.

Dr. Christopher Morgan, Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment (Zondervan, 2004), ch. 9.

Dr. John Gerstner, Repent or Perish: With a Special Reference to the Conservative Attack on Hell (SDG, 1997).

—. “Hell and Heaven.”

Dr. W. G. T. Shedd, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment (Banner of Truth, 1990).

Dr. John R. Rice, Hell: What the Bible Says About It (SLP, 1945).

Dr. John MacArthur, The Wrath of God (Moody Press, 1986).

—. “The Truth About Hell.”

Dr. Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology, 3rd ed. (Baker, 2013), ch. 58.

Bill Wiese, Hell: Separate Truth from Fiction and Get Your Toughest Questions Answered (Charisma House, 2008).

VERY STRONG.
–J.B.–