When I Have Crossed the Bar (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXI BY WHOM IS HELL INHABITED? 1 NEED scarcely dwell on the character of the great archenemy of our souls, Satan, whose sole purpose has been to thwart the love and purpose of Christ by tempting men and bringing them into, and keeping them in, a lost condition. His angels are those spirits who do his will and help him to accomplish his devilish work. For them hell was prepared. With them will be associated all human beings whom they deceived and induced to believe a lie. Hell will be peopled with those who have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ as a Saviour, because they preferred to cling to their sins, having been made the dupes of Satan and his myrmidons. No man will be held guilty for what he is not responsible. A certain standard is set before all men of whatever time and place, and certain helps are provided by God for attaining to that standard, and conscience is given to register whether we have attained or not. Those who reject the helps provided, and prefer to be guided by their own desires, utterly failing to utilize the knowledge given, will be lost. 10 145 There is nothing surer than that God has given us ample opportunity to know Christ, whom he has given to be the Saviour of the world. If we fail through any fault of our own to accept him and to allow our will to be guided and controlled by his will, we shall be lost. Hell will be occupied by those who rejected j Christ willfully or negligently. HOW DID THEY GET TO HELL? They did not live up to their opportunities. They were so obsessed with sin that their own desires became a law to them. They were indifferent to the claims of the gospel, and gravitated toward the, things which attracted them most, and God was left out of their reckoning. They neglected the great concern of human life..