The One and Only Reason People Go to Hell

By Curtis Hutson

Mr. Hutson’s Conclusions

• People are NOT going to Hell because:– They sin

– They will not stop sinning

– Of the kinds of sins they commit.

– They do not live like christians.

– They have not been baptized

• “…It cannot be sin that causes a person to go to Hell. It has to be something else.”

• According to Mr. Hutson the reason is:– Unbelief in Christ

– Men refuse to believe in Christ

– Men will not trust Christ and Him alone

– Men will not depend on Christ

Mr. Hutson’s Conclusions

• Implied in this article:– It’s alright to sin.– No need to stop sinning.– Sin is not dangerous.– No need to live a Christian life.– No need to be baptized.

Mr. Hutson’s Conclusions

“…It cannot be sin that causes a person to go to Hell. It must be something else.”

• Ministers of Satan do exist:– “Now the Spirit expressly says that in

latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.” {1 Timothy 4:1,2}

“Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear

heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face

from you, so that He will not hear.” {Isaiah 59:1-2}

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our

Lord.” {Romans 6:23}

GOD MAN

SIN—Disease causes deathCHRIST—Cure for the disease

“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires

and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and

sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” {James 1:14,15}

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,

for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” {Romans 1:16}

“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead

works to serve the living God?”{Hebrews 9:14}

SIN—Disease causes deathCHRIST—Cure for the disease

What sin is.

What the cure for sin is.

How to avoid the disease in the future.

How to be cured when we sin again.

Warns of the Judgment.

Pleads with us to be ready by obeying.

Gospel Tells Us:

What Is Sin?

“Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is

lawlessness.” {1 John 3:4}

“Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ

does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ

has both the Father and the Son.” {2 John 9}

“Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of

heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we

not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done

many wonders in Your name?‘ And then I will declare to them, 'I never

knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

{Matthew 7:21-23}

What Is Sin?

Lawlessness

• Acting without authority.

• State of being without law.

• Bible sense: Acting without Christ’s authority.

• Lawless Acts:– Circumcision for salvation.

– Infant baptism?

– Instrumental music?

– Altar-call?

– Church-sponsored recreation?

What Is Sin?

“All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.”

{1 John 5:17}

“My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments

are righteousness.” {Psalm 119:172}

“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it

is written, the just shall live by faith.” {Romans 1:17}

Sin Is: All Unrighteousness

Failure to do what God commands.

All kinds of sins and violations.

Unrighteous Acts:

Galatians 5:19-21

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Romans 1:22-32

• Sexual Immorality

• Murder, Maliciousness

• Drunkenness, Carousing

• Sins of the Tongue

• Strife, Division, Envy, Jealousy

• Stealing, Cheating

• Disobedience to Parents

• Pride, Arrogance

• And Such Like…

Are You

Guilty?

“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to

him it is sin.” {James 4:17}

“But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in

need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children,

let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”

{1 John 3:17,18}

What Is Sin?

Sin Is: Not Doing Good

Seeing good you can accomplish, but not acting!

Good deeds left undone:

Hungry not fed.Thirsty not given drink.Stranger left outside – inhospitable.Naked left unclothed.Sick not cared for.Widows and orphans left destitute.Prisoners neglected.Not attending assembly.Not inviting others to Christ.Failure to study and grow.

Are You

Guilty?

“Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he

approves.” {Romans 14:22}

“But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is

sin.” {Romans 14:23}

“One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in

his own mind.” {Romans 14:5}

What Is Sin?

Sin Is: Violating One’s ConscienceDoing something you believe to be wrong.

Conscience doesn’t determine right and wrong.

Living according to what we believe to be right.

You believe the action is wrong:

Eating meat sacrificed to idols.

Observing certain days.

Not wearing the covering of 1 Corinthians 11.

Decorating a tree at Christmas time.

Must keep educating our consciences by the right standard – God’s Word.

Sin is: Lawlessness

All Unrighteousness

Knowing, But Not Doing Good

Violating Conscience

The Cure for Sin

“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses

you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

{Genesis 12:3}

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised

for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we

are healed.” {Isaiah 53:5}

“For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

{Matthew 26:28}

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the

forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”

{Ephesians 1:7}

The Cure for Sin

The Ugliness of Sin

Defiled Garments (Revelation 3:4)

Diseased Body (Isaiah 1:6)

Corrupted Dead Body (Matthew 23:27)

Darkness (John 3:19)

Bondage (John 8:33-34)

Filth and Vomit (2 Peter 2:20-22)

Corruption (2 Peter 2:19)

Something to be Hated (Proverbs 6:16,17)

Abomination (Jeremiah 44:4)

The cure for sin is conditional

Snake-bitten Israelites

Leprous Naaman

Numbers 21:8-9

2 Kings 5:10

Look

Dip

Sinners Today Must Obey the Conditions

John 8:24 Acts 8:12Believe

Matthew 10:32 Acts 8:37Confess

Luke 13:3 Acts 2:38Repent

Mark 16:16 Acts 8:38Baptism

Command Example

Christians Who SinRepent, Confess, and Pray Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:9

How to Avoid Sin

Grow in grace and knowledge (2 Peter 3:18)

Add to your faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love (2 Peter 1:5-7)

Exercise, practice (1 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 5:14)

Put on armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-18)

Put God’s word in your heart (Psalm 119:11)

Guidelines for Avoiding Sin

Do not follow ungodly counsel (Psalm 1:1)

Avoid evil companions (1 Corinthians 15:33)

Put aside wickedness (James 1:21)

Abstain from alcohol (1 Peter 4:3)

Mark and avoid false teachers (Romans 16:18; 2 John 9-11)

Avoid places of known temptation (Matthew 6:13)

Be an active Christian (Romans 12:21)

The One and Only Reason People Go to Hell

By Curtis Hutson