R.C. Sproul: Can We Enjoy Heaven Knowing of Loved Ones in Hell?

This message is from our 2010 National Conference, Tough Questions Christians Face: • Tough Questions Christ...
Many of the toughest questions Christians face from skeptics involve the doctrine of eternal punishment and hell. But it is not only unbelievers who ask questions about hell. Many Christians have unbelieving loved ones who have died, and they wonder how they can enjoy heaven knowing that their loved ones are in hell. In this lecture, Dr. R.C. Sproul helps Christians understand what the Bible has to say about this deeply troubling question.
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[@cealcat7063]

The hardest part is knowing that I didn’t ask for God’s guidance in selecting a mate, nor did I prioritize finding a Christian mate, instead I completely disregarded this part. I raised my kids with little to no spiritual guidance although I was raised in church. Now I see the error of my ways and I have turned back to God and rededicated myself to Him through Jesus Christ. My children, however, are closed minded atheists. I’m haunted by the fear of their eternity.

[@anitakamya3338]

God knows your heart and He cares. Keep praying and believing 🙏

[@katherinemarren8472]

I am so sorry....my son is also atheist. I understand your constant fear. God be with us 🙏

[@ernestteal9767]

They can be atheist with almost perfect Christian parents.

[@ernestteal9767]

Each has to respond individually

[@andrewdavis6917]

God Bless you, you're not alone.

[@mueninzioka1187]

The word of God has an answer to every question. Help us Lord to run the race and complete it fully. Amen

[@robertsmith-hd2lx]

Yes The Word of God has an answer to this and it is only found in his true church re-established again in this dispensation of times - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. See Temples, Vicarious work for the Dead

[@Mothobius]

@@robertsmith-hd2lx no church has the truth. Jesus is the truth. Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, United, no church has or is the truth.

[@markwillhite9200]

​@@robertsmith-hd2lxeveryone believes that they and the church they are in are right. The only way out of the trap is to repent and seek God's will only. After all, God is going to judge us based on His precepts and commands. Trying to get people to follow anyone but the one true God is a sign of false prophets. You are trapped.

[@sungschoo]

I hope to say what Paul had said and so did RC as well at the end of my life, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith”.

[@heidibrown997]

​@@robertsmith-hd2lxthe truth does not contradict the written Word. And if you desire to know the truth, you will find it. Of course here on earth truth is mixed with error and or twisted to fit the agenda of men. Joseph Smith was an evil man. That can be easily verified by historic accounts. He took his friend's wife. That man left him of course. Many such things are true about him. If you love God, you will be pursued by truth, truth will find you🎉. Only you can decide to pursue truth also and you will find it.

[@lb476]

I have needed this video for years. I prayed for my family and friends who mistreated me throughout my Christian life. Most are now dead, and the ones who are younger than me mock my faith in the Lord Jesus. The pain of this abuse just got a little easier after watching R.C's sermon.

[@user-sn5zs9qh4w]

Lost people will see us enjoying the joy of living with Jesus on the new earth while we can see them They see us from the lake of fire

[@sari-saringpalabas2762]

i wish for your heal

[@beverlyfant7698]

Its hard to see past the pain @ the timebutt we must. Their rejectio is of The Lord Himself.The Lord cries because He loves them And ķnows where thay are going better than we do.

[@jokevandenouden4970]

​@@user-sn5zs9qh4wCan you tell me where I can find this in the Bible? Never read such thing 🤔

[@julieschneider6146]

Revalation 24:2

[@cecilburch8422]

Mr Sproul's message stirred my heart & brought tears to my eyes. Here on earth we grieve over our loved ones & fellows humans who reject our Lord Jesus. Truly the day will come when Lord Jesus will wipe my tears away. Lord help us to never stop praying for the lost of this world. May we seek to win souls to you as we share the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Cecil Burch

[@Ken-do4oy]

Without natural affection.

[@glorytogodhomestead3495]

Yes ❤

[@barbaraedgley2634]

Says in Psalms & Proverbs the nemory or name of the wicked perish so perhaps in eternity parts of our earthly memory is removed so we do not remember unsaved loved ones to mourn them, or else our faith is so complete, our sin nature gone, so that we agree with God that He is just & all His judgments are right. Our lovedones are where they have chisen & wanted to be, where they deserve to be

[@user-cw8mp8hh8t]

Have mercy on us Lord Jesus.

[@prs-zero2231]

​@Ken-dorf😂c❤rc4oy

[@stevemcleroy3947]

Right now, I pray for the salvation of my kids and family. When we are in heaven it says something like, "there will be no more tears and pain for the memory of the former things will pass away." Meaning, I think, any memory of former things and people we loved that are in Hell, God will erase from us. I cannot comprehend how I can rejoice knowing my daughter, granddaughter, grandson and my son are not in heaven. I could not have peace. The most awesome thing is that we will be with Jesus, that is all I care about. Thank you.

[@cadams1992]

So, when you make it to Heaven, the first thing you are rewarded with is a lobotomy?

[@Nancy-fm1ie]

@@cadams1992 No, fool, the Bible is specific that there is no pain and sorrow in heaven.

[@ALVintageOutboards]

She admits that sorrow will be wiped away. Be careful with a proud reply. God bless you

[@margaretchapman9328]

Yes, in the prescence of the glory of God our Lord Jesus Christ in in the glorified state that only Jesus can give us there will be no sin, the former things will be no more, everything made new, when we are born agsin we are made new in spirit but we still have our old body and old nature which is opposed to the Holy Spirit who comes to dwell within us. When we are resurrected to be with Jesus we will be changed, the mortal will become immortal, these mortal bodies will become immortal, we will pass from death to life eternal, that is why in the book of Romans, we are told "that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord". Death and sin no longer has power over us. Let us pray and ask Jesus to change us to become more like Him constantly because He sacrificed his life on the cross for us, God so loved the world,that he gave his only son, so that whosoever believes on him shall not perish but have eternal life John 3:16.

[@Yesica1993]

Nasty person.@@Nancy-fm1ie

[@tkmac7802]

Great & true sermon. Dr Sproul’s word is still a blessing to many who heard, even he is with the Lord now. Alls for Christ’s glory!

[@ken440]

utter nonesense. read your bible, this man preaches CHURCHIANITY.

[@gladtidings6020]

Not true. The dead are not alive now. Read I Corinthians 15:22-24 & I Thess. 4. Only one alive is Christ UNTIL his return. This is foundational. Why did Sproul not see this? Tradition of men and old lies of treacherous men.

[@ken440]

@@gladtidings6020 absolutely. this teaching is full of un biblical traditional religion tainted with gnostic lies.

[@karenlynch8348]

Why of course it is! Why wouldn’t it be? Always amazes me when ppl say this about any preacher or sermon.

[@karenlynch8348]

@@gladtidings6020you took one scripture out of context to twist it. Wow YOU are truly DEMONIC & not glad tidings at all. The devil will live eternally too! Better repent before you join him

[@maureengrainger2853]

Amen brother. After a life of amazingly good health, I had--at the age of 44, a horrible car accident. Now at the age of 70, I've endured years of surgeries, hospital visits, medications, and mind-blowing pain. I have kept on going, as a single mother, no longer able to drive, often with money worries, having to stop working at a productive job which I enjoyed, to someone who can barely walk. In the beginning of this painful journey, I had no doubt that God would heal me. Now I am grateful to grasp any amount of comfort I can from the Lord. My conclusion is that it takes far more faith to live without the miracle, than to live with the miracle.

[@lelamoore1019]

Keeping the Faith thru all we endure in this body is a testament of our love for the sacrifice Jesus made for us. I am sure that your endurance has touched others and perhaps you planted a curiosity for them to seek their own salvation. Scripture says to be thankful in all things. My pain has kept me close to the Lord. I wonder sometimes where I would be in my spiritual life had I not had my accident. We will have our complete healing on resurrection day. Come quickly, Lord Jesus.!!!

[@ds2348]

You are amazingly resilient

[@susan1812]

I trust in You Jesus! You are Everything to me.

[@zulvikarzul7145]

@@dianapanetta ýo8op3332281

[@gregoryforde7447]

Amen

[@capncrunch6422]

Then tell Him that, He’s not concerned with your internet comments

[@rustyshadow7]

@@capncrunch6422 32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. Matthew 10:32-33

[@kathrynemeyer8722]

No more pain..... after 35 years of chronic back neck hip pain and arthritis and various diseases I am so looking forward to my new body. We must not give up

[@davidrossley2900]

😢

[@zacharykenniston748]

I’ve already given up. So few will get into heaven because failure to endure is the ultimate sin. I cannot endure martyrdom that’s coming my way so I know I’m already damned

[@urgatorb8]

This is my story too. Two incurable chronic pain diseases cause by a series of failed spine surgeries. Every moment of my life is brutal pain. But enduring this has brought me closer to my savior after a lifetime of atheism. I can do nothing but through the strength and willpower granted to my by Him. Glory to God in the highest.

[@liliaterrell9615]

I also have plai n in my body and I have pray for healing for my body but My Savior has not heal me yet but I still love ❤️❤️ him in Spirit and in Truth I keep telling him "Come Lord Jesus and take me home. Lotyg glory to God in the highest I know he cares for me. Love him ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ with all my heart. thank you Jesus for taking my place at the cross 😄😄 Lily Terrell

[@liliaterrell9615]

In in my body but I still care about my Savior Amen Love you Jesus

[@lillianberchy9016]

Yes time is running out let us pray without ceasing for the unsaved crying out to our compassionate Heavenly Father whose desire is that nobody should perish but come to repentance and accept the LORD JESUS whom the Father has sent ad their LORD and SAVIOUR.

[@markwillhite9200]

Praying for the unsaved is useless. John :17.

[@heidibrown997]

​@@markwillhite9200oh, dear, as long as Samuel prayed for Israel it went well with the Nation. Once he died The of couldn't find another like him and it went badly for Israel, once the sweet songwriter, and prayer warrior David died. Solomon having left God out of his life in his old age.

[@cathy7382]

​@@markwillhite9200no we don't know how our prayers for others and what impact our prayers have for eternity

[@markytemp]

Calvanists don't believe that man has any affect on salvation therefore prayer is useless. It's odd though the Bible and Jesus encourage us to petition the Father for ; our needs, our enemies (who presumably are lost souls ), the lost. But, we should ignore all that and go with our pride and tradition!?

[@LeeLeeB5]

“…Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”(Genesis 18:25)and we know the answer to that: Always. I find great comfort in that fact, as I grieve the death of my precious adult son, my youngest child, who recently died, the day before my 72nd birthday, from accidental fentanyl overdose. Only God really knew his heart, so only He knows where my son is. I have to give my thoughts on that to the Lord, for I cannot bear them. I lost my dear adult daughter, my oldest child, 9 years ago to brain cancer(glioblastoma), but her faith in Christ was obvious, not only in the way she lived, but also in the way she lived while facing death. While I mourn her deeply also, I can celebrate where she is now. I find great comfort in Sproul’s message on this subject. Even though I may not understand all of this, I trust the Lord, and lean on Him and His Word. He always does what is right. 💕🙏💕

[@jenicarter4190]

❤ The scripture is Genesis 18:25

[@LeeLeeB5]

@@jenicarter4190 oh, thank you so much. I wrote it backwards, 🤪the way my mind works sometimes, lol! I corrected it.👍🏼💕💕

[@andje_izidor_music]

I'll keep sharing the gospel with them, pray for them and trust in God's will.

[@babidee14531]

Why bother if they are predestined to eternal suffering?

[@YakmonSaysItLikeItIs]

​@@babidee14531that sounds like an excuse to not spread the gospel boldly. Like maybe something a coward would say. Just a thought.

[@uncleverremarksguy]

​@@babidee14531because it is not our duty to change their hearts. Only God can do that. Our duty is to spread His Word to those around us

[@oliviaculaba2413]

Father God touched our hearts that you are merciful calling us for repentance for us all to be saved

[@babidee14531]

Good word...the antithesis of Calvin and Augustine.

[@ianmorgan3239]

​@@babidee14531Yes, because God is mean and unfair for not forcefully making people repent and instead leaving them to their own free will if he so chooses sovereignly

[@DontTakeMeSeriously2222]

Been alive for 62 years, the last 42 seem like hell, it scares me to think, if 42 years of hell will grind you down this far, imagine an eternity, forever, in hell....I will keep the faith.

[@heyitsme881]

At least here we have access to Gods grace. In hell, there’s no access to God. Will be 1 million times worse than anything we experience here.

[@andreasterzis1666]

this life is not hell, hell is total seperation from God, here we still have access to God, there is still hope, in hell all that is forever gone.

[@philfoster8789]

I hope to keep the faith... but, unlike you, I do not have the confidence to say, "I will keep the faith".

[@LadyLove747]

@@philfoster8789 Phil Foster I just said a prayer for you to be encouraged and that you will trust in Gods love ❤️ to hold you close in his arms and to never let you go. 🙏🏾 PROVERBS 3:5-7

[@sylviaa4974]

Amen

[@jnc1028]

I am thankful for RC's ministry living on. We need these biblical ministries more that ever.

[@gwengeorge6847]

The worry concerning salvation of our family and friends takes place here. I was shown that when that day comes all the worries disappear. It a state of peace. It appears as though you are just released from that burden. It is simply no longer there. This is why we must pray now and deal with the salvation of our loved ones.

[@dalemark6375]

May this stir our hearts to plead with our lost friends and family. Their insults are meaningless in light of the gravity of eternity. Let us LOVE them! Let us suffer shame as the Apostles did. Let us as Paul did become all things to all people so that by all means we might save some. Recall the suffering of the Ten Boom Family. Put aside any fear and tell them the truth while they still can hear it! Only Jesus can wash away sins. "How shall they call on him on whom they have not believed and how shall they Believe on him whom they have not heard, and how shall they hear without a preacher?"

[@karenreed3319]

😮🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

[@teresafarrell6457]

Unfortunately some will hear and still reject Him. The reality is many (including our own) will be judged to an eternity Hell. Romans 9:14-23 It is heartbreaking but the truth. We still hope, pray and share His Word.

[@jesusbeloved3953]

I’m thrilled for my brother RC who now knows, personally, of what he speaks. I’m very glad he left so much of his teaching for people like me, who will benefit until I see him on those streets of gold, arm in arm with our Savior.

[@johnschunk3412]

Bible says we all sleep til the resurrection. No immortality until God gives it to you. Adam and Eve were evicted from the garden so they wouldn't eat of the tree of life as sinners.

[@annchovey2089]

We never know what goes on in the heart of a person in the final moments of their life. I believe the Holy Spirit does everything possible to try to win that person.

[@chilaw5214]

Amen. In all things God be blessed and hallowed for He is Holy and His judgment is perfect.

[@michaellacoopman2303]

Oh Jesus have mercy on my soul. I pray for my entire families salvation as God is sovereign in salvation. Jesus I love you ❤️ I’m paralyzed and Praying for healing if it be his will. If you would pray I would walk again and give all Glory to God forever and ever. I would appreciate it!

[@jk7197]

I hope you will again walk someday!

[@nathaniel-6389]

@@jk7197 me too! I will pray right now.

[@edoardo_roncelli]

He already shown mercy for your soul, 2000 years ago at Calvary. You have only to say YES and you are saved forever, no sin, no backsliding, nothing can separate you from God's love.

[@philipcherianmaythelordwho6110]

Just tell the Lord what you would do when you get healed...leave the rest to him

[@mariekrejcik3973]

I prayed for you for healing and the total Manifestation of that healing, meaning you will walk again in this life. Gods word says we are healed by our faith in the name of Jesus , by the Blood of Jesus. I don’t understand the whole subject of healing, as I have been praying for healing in my body for six years, I have infection in my leg from a knee replacement and I am in constant pain, I cry out to the master for relief and sometimes I get it and sometimes I don’t, I continue to stand in faith are you in for me for healing in this lifetime, we will have it automatically when we’re with him. God bless you dear heart, and I think I have it so bad, The father shows me someone else, like yourself, that has it worse. It humbles me why do I have to ask for forgiveness. Keep the faith, keep reading the word, speak the promises of healing in Jesus name ❤️

[@gregorytrotter6657]

Without yet having watched the video, my opinion: Worldly relationships are temporary. We have family in the flesh that we love and want the best for. BUT when we go to heaven, we'll have a whole other and much, much BIGGER reality before us. There will be no more worldly concerns of any kind. No more tears. Only the Joy of the LORD forever. Justice, righteousness, and truth will override any inclination to weep, regret, or worry.

[@drrickmarshall1191]

Knowing my loved one is being infinitely tortured in Hell for a finite crime would bring me great sadness, no matter how much happiness you throw at me in Heaven.

[@genalouisematos6009]

@@drrickmarshall1191 yes we will weep when we see our loved ones being thrown in the lake of fire, which is why it says God will wipe away every year. Cuz at some point b4 the books r done being opened we will weep but it will only be for a moment and then the Lord will either wipe our minds of it or give us a glorified mind that will somehow not make us mourn. I can only hope that on my father's death bed he called out to Christ cuz I struggle and suffer tremendously knowing that if he didn't then he is in hell. I won't fool myself into believing he's in heaven any other way or by any other means...and it is truly heart wrenching to bear the thought on some days. And it hurts more to know I will never see him again (in this life or in the next).

[@larrylewis1661]

@@drrickmarshall1191 Yea teaches us to have love.forgiveness, charity All of the heavenly things then at the last minute be heartless got man's fingerprints all over that

[@marciamcculloch8909]

I too have not watched the video but the topic is interesting so I will watch it soon. But since my husband died I have struggled with the idea that he may be in hell. He died suddenly and so I am tortured wondering if he even got a chance to ask for forgivness. This makes me truly sad more than ever whenever I think of him. It is only human to feel this way

[@steventhury8366]

Jesus said, "Who are my mother, brother, and sister?"

[@rascosim1]

Thank you Lord Jesus for taking all our sins to the horrible cross and suffering so much for all of us. Can’t wait to be with him soon and being with all my family in Glory. Amen

[@Josh-bz4sn]

"Monstrous, monstrous sinners I can relate to. The Holy One of Israel is the alien." Brilliantly said, helps me to understand myself. 40:49. Thank you.

[@VSTogo]

.."the day will come where I will be so concerned about the glory of God and of Jesus, that I will be able to rejoice in His judgments!" Rest In Peace Mr. R.C. Sproul.

[@jamesbrandy263]

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[@johnbull9195]

Amen

[@glendagaskin6002]

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[@notgoingout2234]

@@jamesbrandy263 ?? What does that mean?

[@edwinparris8498]

@@notgoingout2234 ‘

[@ImCarolB]

I am often disturbed by Christians who believe that our loved ones have the role of angels, looking down on us and guiding us. I do hope their loved ones are with the Lord, but consider wanting to hang on to them so much, we want to assign them to the unpleasant work of watching our errors. We have no concept of the true life we will have in the presence of the Lord and the understanding we will have then.

[@keithmorrisette2128]

Amen, Carol. I also have a problem with the RIP that so many in the world say when someone passes. I understand why they say it, and no doubt it is said from a comforting intent, BUT it is not based on the Word of God. But they don't know the Word. I am sure we were ALL there - and Praise God we now know His truth. The majority who have passed, and will continue to pass, are on that broad way that leadeth to destruction. Sadly, they never found, or will find, the narrow way that leadeth unto life. God's word says nothing about resting in peace for those who have died their physical death and rejected the free gift of eternal salvation God offers to each and every one of us. On the contrary. Eternal torment. Separated from God they will be for all eternity. Be bold, brothers and sisters in Christ... tell your loved ones and others the Gospel - the good news (the best news anyone could ever receive), that Christ paid it all! He said "It is finished!" 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[@seanorourke5137]

@@keithmorrisette2128 perhaps you should remember the thief on the cross who submitted to christ You are called to comfort and sit with mourners

[@ImCarolB]

@@seanorourke5137 I hope many repent on their deathbeds, but I think Keith is trying to say that many won't. We say a lot of comforting things that many not be true. That's not to say that we should be cruel. Comfort the mourner, just avoid being false.

[@larrylewis1661]

we are all going to heaven 40 billion people burning in hell 1billion going to heaven doesnt sound like love and forgiveness to me sounds like mans scare tactics to keep people under their control

[@erichetherington9314]

@@larrylewis1661 Yup.

[@andrewgilblom1741]

This one hit home for me, I have a lot of family member's in that lake of fire. I have a lot on their way if they don't knock, seek, and ask for the LORD to give them grace, repentance and come into their hearts, including my own children! Like R.C. said it makes me sick to my stomach and keeps me awake at nights!! I pray a lot for them, I have been for 30 year's now and continue. I pray for all of mankind to be justified by Christ, sanctified by the Holy Righteous Living Breathing Word of God and His Holy Spirit, and Glorified on the end day. In Jesus name I pray amen Abba Father.

[@maryellenmoire9670]

Same for me. Even though I had believed I could never verbalize my belief in Jesus so I failed my children. Now as adults I fear for them. I also get sick to my stomach and cannot bear the thoughts of them going to hell. I am not good with words and hope that God understands my prayers for them to be saved.

[@edwintapia9245]

You have to read the bibble ones in your life so you know what to take with you on journey where you go or where you arrive at cuz the end has no end , only GOD decides that. ❤😂

[@zoesabundantlife9248]

It’s really quite as simple as we won’t remember anything about this sinful life at all, as it states in Isaiah 65:17; “For I will create a new heaven and a new earth; the past events will not be remembered or come to mind. Simples…Praise Yahweh 🙏🏻🔥❤️

[@ChristIsKing426]

Then how did the disciples recognize Moses and Elijah? Your reference to scripture does not indicate a complete memory wipe. God is fair and just.

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

What is the chief end of man ? Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Seek Christ Jesus the Redeemer

[@Ezr4Jo]

Westminster Chatecism...

[@CrazyRev]

I have wondered, for some time, if we will even know that loved ones are not in heaven with us! My Biblical basis for that position is Rev. 21:5. If "all things" are to be "made new", does not this include the memory?! I will be surrounded by fellow-believers, with whom I shall enjoy a relationship of the highest purity - but I shall not know who they were in this mortal life. That suggests to me that I shall not know the eternal fate of my loved ones. I am no R.C.Sproul; I am no Dr Gerstner; but this certainly helps me! May I also share the words on a little plaque that I made? "In this life, I shall never be sinless; but, by the grace of God, I may sin less!" That is sanctification.

[@ChristIsKing426]

Then how would that be fair to a mother or father that lost a child at a young age? By your logic they would have no hope of getting back that time that this evil world cheated them out of. A holy and just god would not do that.

[@fehaymfekayi5893]

im praying for my family and myself. sometimes i feel like we are too preoccupied with the now and forget about the after and our salvation.

[@mubarokpabuaran7723]

Semoga mendapat hidayah, Laailaaha Illallaah Muhammadurasuulullah

[@nyeahgarner2420]

I understand what you're saying but I think we are to take our salvation and live in the now. "Do not look forward to tomorrow for there is plenty of work to do today."

[@barbaraapodaca722]

We can't give up on our loved ones we have to pray for their salvation every day and ask God to have mercy on their souls

[@carmenrosa6436]

Kpon en pruevA tu cerrbro

[@victorianoabreu7597]

You cannot save the soul of the dead.

[@alakazoom87]

@@victorianoabreu7597 that's not what they said

[@davidneal9368]

Anyone who is struggling with sin will be delivered. When we receive our new glorified bodies. For those who have accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and saviour. It's by believing and trusting in the finished work of what he did for us on the cross. By grace we are saved

[@WhatTruthIs]

If you tell a man that God is demanding no good works of him whatsoever, no religious observances or church ordinances, that God is not asking him to undertake any duties at all, but that God invites him to believe a glad message that his sins have already been dealt with at the Cross, and that God expects him to believe this good news and be exceedingly happy about it. If you tell an unsaved man such a story at this, he is astonished and overwhelmed-yet this is the Gospel! Our Apostle, Paul, reveals the following great doctrines; 1. The unrighteousness before God of all men. 2. The impossibility of justification by works before God- that is, of any man’s attaining a standing of righteousness before God by anything done by him. Do what a man may, he is a condemned sinner still. 3. The fact and the Scripturalness of righteousness on the free gift principle-that is, of Divine righteousness, separate from all man’s doings, conferred upon man as a free gift from God. 4. Propitiation-that satisfaction of God’s Holy Nature and law for man’s sins rendered by Christ’s blood. 5. Reconciliation-the removal by Christ’s death for man of that obstacle to righteousness which man’s sin had set up between God and man. 6. The plan of the actual conferring of the gift of righteousness upon all who believe, without any distinction. This change of a sinner’s standing before God, from one of condemnation to one of righteousness, is called Justification. Negatively, it is deliverance from guilt on account of Christ’s shed blood and deliverance out of the old creation by identification in death with Christ on the Cross. Positively, it is a new standing in the risen Christ before God. 7. Redemption-the buying back of the soul through the blood of Christ from sin; from the curse of the law-even death, involving exclusion from God under penalty; from the "power of death," which involves the hand of the enemy; and from all iniquity. 8. Forgiveness-the going forth of Divine tenderness in remitting the penalty for sin in view of the blood of Christ trusted in, and in complacency and fellowship to creatures who before were necessarily under Divine judgment. 9. Remission of sins-that is, the actual removing of transgressions or trespasses from the sinner, so that for all time and eternity his sins shall not again be upon him. 10. Identification-(see above, Justification). The great fact that those who are in Christ were united with Him at the Cross by God’s sovereign inscrutable act and were crucified with Christ and buried with Him, so that their history is now ended before God. And when Christ was raised up as the Firstborn of the new creation, they also were raised up with Him and their history began as new creatures in God’s sight in Christ, the Last Adam. Of course, in the experience of the Christian there comes a time when he is actually made partaker of this new life-that point of time when he is, as we say, saved, or converted, or born again, etc. Nevertheless, the life that is in every Christian came up out of the Tomb, and it is in Christ Jesus that a man is created anew. 11. Incorporation-This tremendous doctrine Paul alone mentions, and he makes it practically the foundation of all his exhortations to the saints with regard to their conduct and life. By "incorporation" we mean the fact that all those who are really saved and are new creatures in Christ Jesus become members of one organism (called "the Body of Christ"), which is more real than the very earth we tread upon-Christ Himself in Heaven being the Head of this Body and every real Christian a member of it. So that believers are thus members of Christ in Heaven and also members one of another here on earth. No wonder Paul is able to exhort the saints to love one another when they are members one of another! (Rom. 12; 1 Cor. 12; Eph. 4). 12. Inhabitation-The wonderful fact that the Body of Christ and each member of it individually is inhabited, indwelt, by the Holy Spirit Himself, and not only so, but that the Church is being "built together" as a great temple of God so that in the future God’s actual eternal dwelling place will be this wonderful, mysterious company built into a building called "a holy habitation of God in the Spirit." This mystery is a great and marvelous one-the fact that we are saved, are partakers now of the life of the Lord in glory, that the Holy Spirit indwells us. 13. Divine Exhibition-That is, that through the Church in the ages to come is to be made known that which God counts His "riches," even His Grace (Eph. 2:7, @). Paul in his wonderful revelation declares that God hath reconciled the world to Himself; that God was in Christ (at the Cross) reconciling the world unto Himself (2 Cor. 5:19). Men do not know this, but they conceive that something stands between them and God before God will accept or forgive them.

[@barbarafriedenberger6205]

You must be born from above.. You must be born again.. John 3:8

[@davidneal9368]

@@barbarafriedenberger6205 All struggle with sin. None of us are perfect. Anyone who says that they don't sin is a liar and there is no truth in him. It's believing and trusting in the finished work of what he did for us on the cross. It's the blood. Once we accept him. We cannot loose salvation! We are now living under the age of grace. And this shortly about to end. Although the holy spirit will still be active during the tribulation. He will be upon them but not in them as it was in the days of the old testament before the age of grace.

[@barbarafriedenberger6205]

God chose a remant only..Why do you think that anyone struggling with sin will be delivered? There is no sin In heaven, So why would you think that? And the only ones who can accept Jesus are the ones who he saved.. Grace is a gift only to the one's God saved at the foundations of the world.. All your thinking just blows me away, There are so many that are gonna be left behind..I try to explain but many just get ignorant and laugh and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about..I do know what I'm talking about, There are so many lost it's hard to address anything to them..Please Listen..

[@barbarafriedenberger6205]

All I can say is I hope that many eyes be open because there are so many deceived and don't even know it.

[@janm2361]

Pray pray pray that the Lord will have mercy and grant salvation to all those that we love so dearly 🙏

[@cathyphillips1306]

Can't wait to see Jesus who made it possible that I be there.

[@wanderdworld]

Im glad I found this. I thought I was the only one that was concerned àbout this. I pray for certain family members who concern me on such matters. I can only pray 🙏

[@shelleykrier7417]

Many of us are with you thinking the same exact thing:)

[@lill7494]

I am in the same boat. The majority of my immediate family are non believers

[@sistersusie8569]

We can ONLY pray! - What a privilege - Lord, help us to see and know that you hear and answer the anguish of our souls over those we love who have chosen to think differently - it's intercession that is such a privilege. I know my mother has interceded for her fatherless daughter every day since her conversion, and it's seen me through all my confusions/difficulties/heartaches/mistakes/mis-beliefs, in my search for my true identity. God really is so faithful, and asks us to trust His timing in all of our familial concerns. We intercede from a place of victory (not for victory) - I find this helps my understanding as to why He calls us to intercede. :)

[@jayrocky9067]

I know how you feel ... my prayers are with you and your family.

[@Iampowerful8]

20:44 "laughing while you see your mother in the pit of Hell"? Horrendous! That's not the message of salvation for a real christian to preach. No wonder he himself confessed he doesn't know God. Nothing constructive in this lousy message.

[@sneijder023]

If you really loved your mother then you must have shared just even ONCE in a lifetime. Please do share the gospel. Repent and believe in Jesus Christ our Lord and savior today.

[@josephrohland5604]

"I only came for the lost sheep of the house of Israel." ~Jesus Christ in Matthew 15:24

[@rorybanaag6285]

Thank You 🙏 LORD JESUS for the benefits of the Cross in Calvary for the Salvation of my family and my loved ones 🙏🙏🙏

[@dedicuello5372]

Yo estoy con mucho cariño con mí Dios no lo voy dejar por ninguna manera

[@jethrobayoneta3917]

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” - Revelation 21:3-5

[@sk8ercaligirl]

If you knew my family or “loved”’ ones, you would understand when I say I did my very best to love them in a hostile environment, to share the Gospel, to endure all suffering for Christ’s sake. Whatever choices my “loved” ones make, the Lord will be fair in His judgement. I will not miss being in a constant spiritual battle. I will be coming home. No regrets. 💖💕🙏🏻

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

thats very wise; I hope u keep your distance from them so they dont cause you any more grief; some times we have to walk away to save ourselves and let God deal with them.

[@sk8ercaligirl]

@@Lauren-vd4qe yes I agree. Many times I had to withdraw from their presence. It requires complete submission and obedience to Jesus on my part when I meet with them as the spiritual battle is intense. But the Lord has given me many triumphs. It’s when I’m not wearing the complete armor that I get wiped out by the enemy. We are fighting for souls in the spiritual realm. I plead that you and anyone reading this will take a moment to pray for my loved ones salvation. Thank you!! 💖💕🙏🏻

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@sk8ercaligirl i gave my family tracts so they KNOW how to get saved but I avoid them as they have levels of toxicity for me; so I look after me first. Im NOT their savior; I have shown them the way, so I go on with my life without them to toxify me. CHrist ignored his naysayers and went on with his mission leaving them behind. I do the same.

[@jabulanigamedze8953]

@@Lauren-vd4qe ò

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@jabulanigamedze8953 ??

[@debbiedeaton8721]

I am praying for my husbands, my daughter and son in laws salvation. I will continue to pray until the time comes when they accept Jesus as their Lord and savior.

[@antoinettebranellec5374]

Debbie Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22

[@senihayatiginting3214]

@@antoinettebranellec5374 .

[@annettewilliams8747]

I'm praying for you also. Please pray for my twins and granddaughter. Thank you and GOD BLESS!

[@kimbanton4398]

All your prayers are hot air. You seriously believe, God will violate their free-will to make them accept God? God has already planned everything. Your prayer will have no effect, other than a placebo effect to calm you down, like with drugs.

[@darwinogues6759]

@@kimbanton4398 that is your own opinion, no bases at all.

[@oar-N-oasis]

Maraming Salamat Panginoon for reminding me to listen this one, Glory belongs to you. Naway iyo pang pagpalain ang ministry na ito. Mas naiintindihan ko na ngayon ang mga katanungan na mahirap sagutin ng ordinaryong ka isipan. Thank you father God for the work of your Holy Spirit.

[@horseladyjane4321]

I just love this man. I'm blessed we can still can receive the preaching and teaching he shared with us. I look forward to having family in heaven as we gather around the Fathers throne and we worship our Jesus forever together!

[@matthewpauls2498]

This man says "Our concerns and sympathies [should not rest] with wicked human beings." But Jesus says "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:43-45

[@1daddyDA]

Actually never thought I would agree with one single word of what R C Sproul was going=to preach from God’s word but I thought his preaching was great. What’s more he used scripture, in context, without proof texting, to explain something to me I never thought I would find an answer for (well at least in this mortal life) That point about not just our justification, even our sanctification but our being changed into God’s Glory, uniting with Jesus fully that everything makes sense, all is new, all sorrow, all grief, all pain is gone, really helped me to see the truth. It was also totally sobering to really see the cost of my sins and what Jesus did to save me from dying in those sins. Once more I learn from and am blessed by the scriptures and the word of God.

[@jodyel]

Do you not like Sproul? I think he was a fantastic preacher. I've learned a lot from him.

[@sarahsandot9768]

God Bless us all christians,of all nations,thanks for the preaching about rightousness!!

[@debbiescott6732]

God won't let you have those memories. Remember God says there will be no sadness, no crying in heaven.

[@leewimberley9490]

My children and their children are my chief concern, also. I try to remember to pray for them every day.

[@abcsandoval]

Leewimberly9490 You and I don't know eachother but we are on the exact same page. My children and grands are my chief concern every day & topmost on my prayers.

[@carolemitchell1967]

Likewise.

[@djfg1938]

No more sin is what I look forward to the most.

[@fartdonkey8290]

No more temptation, therefore no more sin. Me too

[@miketheairbuspilot]

This is the best comment! ❤️ No more sin in myself on that day!

[@tevis56k1]

It is hard to wrap my head around . The thought of myself without some level of sinfulness? Will it still be me? Not that i dont wish it with every ounce of my being,. ...just hard to imagine it will still be me. Does anyone else ever think this way?

[@davidhild7387]

How can you even think that if you make it to heaven you are not going to even think things on earth the radiance of Jesus will wipeaway all saris s and pain glory

[@bigmotoxer]

Amen

[@seniorsurveyor]

A profound, sobering, message from Dr. Sproul on the holiness of God, and our destiny.

[@Exodus20Ten]

⁵ For the living know that they shall die: but *the dead know not any thing,* neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. *-Ecclesiastes 9:5* ²⁰ To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. *-Isaiah 8:20*

[@luisdavid797]

RC was a real true gift of God. I burst into tears towards the end. All praise be to The Lord Jesus Christ.

[@fayechaney1547]

I just heard this message and experienced the same reaction as you

[@larrylewis1661]

u get the same emotion at a bruce spingteen concert

[@AzureKite191]

Are you a man?

[@larrylewis1661]

@@AzureKite191 ninety per cent of the worlds population are non believers what are they open your eyes as to what is out there

[@yesfromthenozone892]

that's no tears of empathy but of drug-induced indifference ... it's not the holy spirit but the spirit of masochism

[@johnnywilliams7237]

The day will come .the day is here where i rest and trust in my lord all the day and night long.Glory be to God in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

[@AdamaKamara-gi3zv]

Lord wipe away my bitter tears I stand by your words I will never loose hope

[@euleswack7978]

This is epic! Thank you RC for the illumination! My peace in Jesus’s finished work on Calvary is complete. Glory to God in the highest.

[@kathleenhall1804]

With RC having now reached the completion of his glorification and sanctification with Christ, these words take on a heavy meaning for me. I have many family members I would be leaving behind if Christ comes today. RC handled this sermon in such a loving way.

[@patrickkparrker413]

This fellow in now in hell .

[@byronmiller5103]

Christ has always been here.

[@patrickkparrker413]

@@byronmiller5103 Really .

[@johnsutton581]

@@patrickkparrker413 who do you think you are?

[@patrickkparrker413]

@@johnsutton581 Someone who knows the gospel .

[@lindadiaz3268]

I've stayed where God has placed me in my faith, I do pray daily for my children and their children who have backslided, truly it breaks my heart,❣️🕊️

[@feflogio6060]

Kl

[@buzzlightyear5515]

I wasn’t a believer until about a year ago. Wasn’t raised in the church and I was in love with the world. My mother prayed for me and pleaded with the Lord that my heart would be opened to God’s word for years. Today I pray for Mom every day. I love God our Father with all my heart. Pray for your children and love your neighbor as you love yourself. Let the Glory of God do the rest. God Bless you

[@danielturner9832]

No one burns in hell forever The wages of sin is DEATH not life forever in hell. Utter destruction in the Lake of Fire body and soul as Jesus himself said.

[@Pawsforthought222]

Keep on praying,God hears each entreaty ....l pray too🙏🙂

[@teller1290]

Hardly comforting.

[@bettysitholezanza6265]

So powerful thank you so much. I had this question for a long time. I pray for my loved ones to convert to Christ.

[@happyami102619]

If we are a true example of Jesus our lived ones will be touched a seed planted, someone else may water and someone else may harvest. Praying for them is the key!

[@MrsMamaWoll]

When I think about heaven, I get excited knowing that my Holy Father will finally be fully known by me as I am fully known by Him. Even now, with only knowing Him in part with our limited ability to even comprehend that much, has me in complete awe of Him. How could it not?

[@michaelgideon208]

Even now you can know him fully, Jesus show us how...he said be as perfect as our heavenly father and purify your heart you shall see God Mathew 5:48, 5:8. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

do u read quran

[@michaelgideon208]

Yes, i read english version.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

@@michaelgideon208 ,thank u mich for your replying.if u have a question about islam please ask me,greetings to u bro

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

do u read quran,.

[@celticfreckles1635]

Nice teaching! I just moved a couple states away from my entire very liberal family in the bay area and missing my only son very much already so this message was perfect timing. Please pray for my son, Zach's, salvation. I'm going to share this on this day in Jan. of 2022. How many of you are believing that Jesus will be coming back for us very soon now?

[@cat7791]

I believe and l can’t wait Amen

[@debradela-nougerede7104]

This is why I believe we must pray all the time for the salvation of family, if it upsets us to lose them, imagine how upset God will feel.

[@tetragrammatonbrahman4291]

He's never left!!!! Man's just fell in his awareness! MS Celtic freckles!!! don't be fooled by this religiosity! Everyone is going to make it home, the moment we believe someone don't is the moment we let judgement in! Christ died on the cross for more than just forgiveness of your sin!!!! He demonstrated what the son's and daughters of this world do!!! Judge the innocent!! And sacrifice each other so that we would not!!!!???

[@cornbreadhead7197]

Prayers for you and your family.

[@cornbreadhead7197]

Praying for Zachary's Salvation 🙏🏼✝️❤

[@toddpepling]

I pray God delivers more teacher like RC.

[@jodyel]

He is...see Steve Lawson, John MacArthur, and Voddie Baucham for starters. All excellent preachers of the Word.

[@marilynnacion6919]

We will remember nothing in the past for in a twinkling of an eyes we will we change. It is now the beginning of an eternal everlasting life. No more pain, sorrows, nor death. Rejoicing, Joy and Happiness Forevermore will it be with our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@mikekins6545]

I believe in a dream shortly after my back was healed in group prayer. I was dreaming I was in the presence of the creator AND NOTHING ELSE EXISTED BUT THE CREATOR. I did not want to return because of the almighty love and peace I felt. I was ready to leave all behind. Family, kids, life. The old world will not exist in your heart in God presence. Amen...

[@missplainjane3905]

Could you share more ?

[@michaellacoopman2303]

I’m paralyzed id love the be healed but if not I know my king will wipe my tears

[@mikekins6545]

@@michaellacoopman2303 Never lose faith in the Lord. He does work in mysterious ways. I am nobody special, I am just a common man a father of 3. That no longer lives by faith because since that day I live in FACT! No more faith involved, there is a Lord a Almighty loving Lord. You are healed you just don't know it yet.

[@waynecolburn8849]

@@michaellacoopman2303 God will glorified your body at the coming of Jesus. You will walk in a perfect earth and in the city of God. Just wait a little more. He is coming !

[@leewimberley9490]

I have had two such experiences, being in the Lord’s presence. As you said, nothing else matters.

[@tamisullivan8548]

Thank-you Sir...I've been very concerned about those who reject Christ😔

[@stevesteven5257]

Thanks pastor for this eye opening sermon..now I see thing different even more...

[@stellahnabwala6651]

I'm a changed person,

[@bonjovi2687]

What a great message to all christians and pray that we may all be in Gods kingdom ❤❤❤from Manila, Philippines

[@wbcamino57]

God will give justice to some people and Grace to other ones. God doesn’t need us, We need God. We all sin against God, we all deserved hell, but in His Grace God has choose some to take to heaven. Some who said they don’t want to go to heaven, may be they weren’t choosing, how ever for now we can pray God to have mercy of them and of our love ones. All we are responsable for our sin, all we are accountable for our wrong doings, but for those who coming to repentance and trust the Lord Jesus Chist , God will taken to Heaven. The meaning of this existence is the Glory of God. God bless you all.

[@missdebbie6791]

Scripture tells us repeatedly YHWH judges all souls according to their works. Those sinning will not enter the kingdom. Most churches ignore what scripture details as sin, which is anything that counters the Father's instructions/Torah. There is only one Torah for ALL people who choose to be in covenant with Him. His instructions for how we should live and conduct ourselves was never done away with, but church doctrine teaches that it was. Sadly most people don't even realize they are sinning!

[@florentinacorpuz5759]

That is the saddest thought we have, while we are rejoicing in heaven our loveone is in hell being tormented, I don’t want my loveone experience that tormentarion, Father God I entrust my loveone into you hands, those who are still alive, but to them who are dead before I know you Father God and have accepted Jesus as my Lord and SAVIOUR, thank you for your love for us, I love you Father God, I ask you to continue to save people for Jesus glory

[@brianwinters5434]

When we have a glorified body we will know God more.

[@myballsitchsomethingfierce6319]

We will know him as we are known.

[@danielmark5887]

We will think completely differently and, what's more, with our new glorified bodies we won't even know what sin is nor will we have the capacity to sin anymore!!! Wow!!! This makes me want to fall flat prostrate my Heavenly Father and my Savior in utter, total, absolute, and consummate worship and adoration of praise and thanksgiving! Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive power, glory, and honor, For Thou hast created all things for Thine glory!!!

[@remo900rr]

@Bad Kitty 369 he is.

[@songs1093]

@@danielmark5887 am just waiting to get that glorified body n be happy forever ..n live with God..

[@girmapaulos3615]

Dr. R.C. Sproul and Dr. Graham were two people I enjoyed listening to even before I was saved, for reasons I did not know,. Now that I have been saved for so many years, my love for these two great servants of God in our time is great. Thank you Lord for their service to your name.

[@naomiandersonjohnson9832]

Amen.

[@uncletacosupreme7023]

Dr. RC had so many wonderful messages in his ministry but I have watched this multiple times and this has to be his most meaningful message.

[@xodrinker]

Agreed. Proclaimed and preached in a faithfull manner. Thanks be to God for RC Sproul.

[@teresiahnguhi6865]

@@xodrinker .

[@Brenda0312F]

We have nothing to worry about. ❤️We won’t even consider the “lost” when this is all over...it’s not a cruel thing..its mercy. BUT...part of the torment for those who ARE lost..will be their memory. They WILL remember..every loved one...and every person who ever told them about the Lord...but they will be eternally separated. 😭

[@martinkent333]

Cuz brainwashed rubes know. You never check Bible facts, but seem to have a hunch about eternal life, Cupcake........

[@Nancy-fm1ie]

@@martinkent333 I am surprised that someone who cares about public safety as you do is so extraordinarily rude to others at this podcast. The difference between the education and level of scholarship of Dr. Sproul and yourself is like an adult versus a punk kid.

[@martinkent333]

@@Nancy-fm1ie Spewing on the atheists!!!!!!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH! What a groovy cult..................................

[@TheBlueCream]

we'll be happy at the torment of others..amen

[@zacharykenniston748]

@@TheBlueCreamexactly god will brainwash us and take away our free will. We’ll only be happy because we’ll be robots. God is the same as Satan he’s just a lot more powerful

[@americanpatriot7247]

R.C.S. - A BIG man of God. I miss these giants of the faith that have passed on to their just reward in Heaven. Their words, however, are maintained in time with modern technology.... blessings for us. Thank you, Holy Father.

[@helenakinsman9494]

Trusting God is the key. He knows all things ,things we can't grasp here on earth. I just pray and know that His purpose will be fulfilled.

[@IsaacNussbaum]

If the lost are going to be tortured forever, shouldn't the Bible say that somewhere? I wonder why it doesn't.

[@ken440]

and i wonder why all these gushing and bleating and sproul lovers dont respond to comments like this that you and i have made. like a lot of helpless ostriches with heads in the sand instead of studying it properly.

[@herskie45]

No they will not be tortured. but all goodness of life will be removed and so there will be no any amount of any good of anything a man will have. For God is departes from Him. Light is not with the man, no cool good life weather only fires of hell, no conscience only self centeredness.. etc..

[@IsaacNussbaum]

@@herskie45 How in the world do people come up with outlandish ideas like this one? Not from the Bible, that's for sure.

[@thispak]

One of the best sermons I've ever heard, no one ever preaches on glorification.

[@darwinbaranggan7617]

How do we know that we are bound for the heavens? At matthew 7:21, even the one calling the name of the Lord can not enter into heavens. IF THIS is so, How could we be certain that our loves are in Hell? I suppose claiming certainty is some kind of presumptousness.

[@johnnymarine554]

@@darwinbaranggan7617 "unless you hate your father & mother and brothers & sisters and your wife & children and even your own life also, with a holy hatred, you cannot be my disciple"....Jesus Christ....luke 14 "unless you renounce everything that you are and everything that you possess, and unless you renounce everyone that you know naturally & relationally, u cannot be my disciple"...Jesus Christ...luke 14

[@darwinbaranggan7617]

@@johnnymarine554 The hatred being emphasized at Luke 14:26,27 means, loving less your loved ones when you become a follower of Christ Jesus. It is so because you are now focus on loving more what Jesus have taught on what true Christians are. This would go against Mateo 5:44, which says, love you enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

[@conchitavergara5021]

@@darwinbaranggan7617 ppp

[@nelandesir1899]

@@darwinbaranggan7617 uhubkjjtc.

[@mickib1592]

Beloved teacher just encapsulated in his inimitable way what I've always believed; that we, knowing the justice and mercy of our God, will attest to the appropriateness of His judgment. Knowing that He gave them AND US, chance after chance, if they ultimately reject Christ...it's on them. Plus, I believe we will be so overjoyed to be face to face with our Master, that "the things of earth will grow strangely dim..." Miss RC's voice, but glad he escaped these trying days... GBYA!!

[@virgiepoguian3438]

For me is no more worries in my life,, now I always injoy the holspirit with me,,, and keep praying also our Country,,,Shalom

[@caroleads7575]

I think when you get to Heaven if you're lived ones aren't there I think all the memories of them will be gone. No tears in Heaven❤😢

[@josephscottadams39]

I repeated this story concerning Gerstner to my adult Sunday school class and they gasped. RC made us think. RIP.

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

True enough. The Word of God has the real explanation. A second body and soul is destroyed in hell fire per Matthew 10:28, for the wicked in death are per Psalms 49:20 in that it is the end of them. Sure there is gnashing of teeth and weeping for they get a second body and their soul exists till they are thrown into a lake of fire, but nobody stands before Yahweh 10,000 years after the judgment thinking grandma is still burning. We see the judgment of the wicked and guess what, if it was eternal that would be a long show to watch. Hell was made for the devil and his angels. The humans never ate of a tree of life that they would live forever. Yahweh was wise in the Garden of Eden. The promise of sin was death and they all die. Without a spirit of life unless you've eaten from the tree of life like a fallen angel you only see how good the body could have been and then Matthew 10:28 happens.

[@eriknelson9490]

I love you so much, that I will justify to your family members in heaven why you deserve eternal damnation. They will look down on you and feel righteous as you burn and anguish. You will look up at the family you love and "loves you" and while they inhabit perfect peace and enrichment by their surroundings, you will squirm and cry through the looking glass while they feel no empathy, no remorse, no regret, just neutrality and passive comfortability with your punishment, because God thinks its Just, and he's going to share his mind, and fill in all the blanks for them, so they'll have a complete understanding of why its cool that you're suffering forever in a place with no time.

[@roberthinds1019]

What Sproul and many ministers do not grasp is that there belief in a God who would literally burn people alive forever is not taught in the Bible. Anywhere. How many times did Paul mention hell in his writings ? zero. The lake of fire is the 2nd death. Not eternal torment. Many still teach the practice of Moloch worship where children were burned alive. Thank God that Paul taught that our precious God desires that all men be saved ( 1stvTim 2:4. ) and what God desires, He will.accomplish

[@trishspinazola287]

I believe praying for loved ones to be saved makes possible they will be. That every opportunity will be given those who are prayed for. In the end we all have free will. God’s will, of course, is that we all go to heaven. So I say keep up the prayers!! God Bless!!

[@andreasw.6425]

@Trish Spinazola - ...wait. If prayer has the power to change the fate of the damned, that would mean you could exercise control over the will of god. That sounds like a rather unchristian thought. Kind regards

[@Norbingel]

After they've died? They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’

[@Redeemed.of.YHVH.thru.Christ]

@@andreasw.6425, most despise the sovereignty of God. I thought Paul explained predestination and election quite clearly in Romans 9, and that it’s not man who wills himself to be saved, but it’s God who has mercy upon whom He will, but many professing believers deny that Jesus Christ has the authority to do what He chooses with His creation. The clay has the power over the potter according to them.

[@auntielaura2937]

@@andreasw.6425 an omniscient God has surely planned for and factored in all of the prayers of the faithful, so I see no problem there, only a bigger God than my mind can grasp.

[@justkenzie]

Please see my video about The Gospel? Its not what most in Churchianity are discussing... I pray you'll consider that it isn't all about "going to Heaven". Heaven is NOT our ultimate resting place. My longer study on sin goes even deeper. 💜

[@helenaodoom211]

I think the answer for this huge question is for every humanity on this planet Earth to know thy true self.... and I believed we're getting there 😌😌. May the Creator and the true source of life help us all.

[@adesign3755]

So true, when we worship we get a taste of heaven. Thank You Lord Jesu s for saving me.

[@mariekrejcik3973]

I don’t feel the answer was ever given to any satisfaction, I feel that my memory of that loved one would have to be erased from my memory or compassion removed , to look at a loved one or anyone in hell and not be moved to sadness in any degree of it , I can’t conceive.

[@thomascampbell5633]

I think SNevaeh MT summarized the gist of his answer with this quote: "the day will come where I will be so concerned about the glory of God and of Jesus, that I will be able to rejoice in His judgments!" Rest In Peace Mr. R.C. Sproul" I think that's helpful but I think our fallen nature prevents us, even as believers, to appreciate the righteousness of God's judgments until we are changed and our glorification is complete (1Cor. 13:12). For now, we are to trust the Lord by FAITH those things that we believe but don't make sense until then.

[@daphanemcconnell5662]

We will have no memory of them.

[@janicemalone3720]

There will be no remembrance of them. There will be no sadness, tears, sorrow there.

[@jamesenewold8864]

I think we, even those of us having faith and believing, have no ability to comprehend in our fallen state, the wonders of Father God's and Jesus Christ's glory and presence. We vastly underestimate that joy and that glory. NOTHING this world has or ever will have can even hold up beyond that light and peace. No worldly sadness or regret can withstand it.

[@2growdaily181]

@@janicemalone3720 That sounds horrible. It will be like a divine lobotomy.

[@patwarburtonr7488]

You still have the time to get to know Jesus before its too late. So many will hear these words" I never knew you ". 🙏

[@anthonygilbert5138]

Do you know him or do you know Christianity

[@ausraczaja618]

@@anthonygilbert5138 you must know Jesus but not christianity...Christianity won't save you,ONLY JESUS. 🙏🏻

[@shockawha9]

No one knows how much time they have. My cousin went n sat out on the porch n got struck by lightning. He thought he had more time. Luke 12:20 ‘Jesus said, “You fool! This very night your soul will be required of you!” We are out of time! Don’t wait! Repent and turn to Jesus now!

[@josephgarrett3075]

@@ausraczaja618 I don't mean this in a firm way- but that is somewhat misleading and an unnecessary false dichotomy. Christianity is true and the only true religion: which believes that Jesus is the Christ and the only way to God the Father for salvation. So yes, Jesus saves, but this is the primary and true foundation of Christianity! I hope that helps

[@ronfeledichuk531]

But those who were "predestined" to hell had absolutely no choice but to reject Christ.

[@SarahBuxton-dt1xc]

After years of sins the lord is chastising me, I came back.. all I need is him.

[@kimycasiano9464]

Our loved ones always have their responsibility a way of living and we're just a part of destiny, which God prepared for all humanity.

[@souffled]

God will have the real explanation. Have faith in His mercy. The Lord has the sovereign right to change His mind about anything He wishes. Be fervent in your prayers for the unsaved.

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

True enough. The Word of God has the real explanation. A second body and soul is destroyed in hell fire per Matthew 10:28, for the wicked in death are per Psalms 49:20 in that it is the end of them. Sure there is gnashing of teeth and weeping for they get a second body and their soul exists till they are thrown into a lake of fire, but nobody stands before Yahweh 10,000 years after the judgment thinking grandma is still burning. We see the judgment of the wicked and guess what, if it was eternal that would be a long show to watch. Hell was made for the devil and his angels. The humans never ate of a tree of life that they would live forever. Yahweh was wise in the Garden of Eden. The promise of sin was death and they all die. Without a spirit of life unless you've eaten from the tree of life like a fallen angel you only see how good the body could have been and then Matthew 10:28 happens.

[@biffalobull2335]

I don’t think He would move contrary to His Word but I certainly appreciate where you are coming from

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@biffalobull2335, who is this to? The reality is there is only one verse in the whole Bible about eternal torment. It is the verse in Revelation about the judgment of the devil and his angels. Hell was made for the devil and his angels. I believe all the unsaved will be cast into a lake of fire, but the destruction of the world trade center means you can't find the two original towers anymore. I would like to suggest the destruction of the second body and the soul in hell fire per Matthew 10:28 means you can't find the humans in hell. Their life ended in hell fire with weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Yet 10,000 years from now when you stand before Yahweh you don't have to worry about your unsaved grandma, cause the Bible is true.

[@biffalobull2335]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice So the Matthew reference points towards total annihilation?

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@biffalobull2335, the fallen angels work to make sure humans lose eternal life and they have stood in the presence of Jesus for a long time before they began that work, so they are worthy of eternal torment per Revelation 20:10 but an illiterate prophet never existed and his beast system does not exist in hell other than the possessed Muslims said Shahada so I suppose those who are willing to submit themselves to Allah (Lucifer/Satan) who are angels will exist in hell and so Islam will indeed be there for eternity. Since there is no other passage about eternal torment, might I suggest that though there is weeping and gnashing of teeth and their soul and their second body which will be perfect and feel great will utterly be destroyed in hell fire. So it won't be good, but we can watch the judgement of the unsaved and then proceed on with life in heaven never having to worry about our unsaved grandma or otherwise from family or friends again.

[@mitzipartin-swift3429]

WOW! Now that was Powerful! R.C. Sproul is and will always be one of my favorite Teachers of Truth.

[@oliviolanza1933]

No one can be a teacher of the truth unless: Proverbs 1:23 - If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

[@MrVosh-nj2lc]

Bobby was a classmate of mine in Clairton, PA high school. Even then he was forthright, honest, and a believer. I knew then he was beckoned to become a teacher and a follower of Christianity.

[@martinkent333]

@@oliviolanza1933 Naw, Christian hustlers don't need to be slick. Just greedy and able to never giggle at the most gullible.

[@martinkent333]

@@MrVosh-nj2lc Brainwashing delights the gullible, who never ever check any Bible facts, eh freak?

[@teller1290]

What facts are relevant to this message...or are you just gas?

[@liliaterrell9615]

I love ❤️ Jesus Christ because he loves me first. Lily 😊❤

[@Work1963]

What this still does not answer for me is, I know, without a doubt that God will take all of that memory away from us, and we will not know the difference. It doesn’t negate the fact that I am tormented to think that someone I love or even someone I knowwould burn in hell for eternity. That is the thing that’s so hard to deal with.

[@michellemarley5835]

The visual illustration of the men on the stage helped me understand so much. The idea that loved ones in my life will be in hell, and I will never see them again is daunting to me. I know without doubt that our bodies/minds/soul will be new and in heaven with Jesus and our thinking will not be the same. I have often thought also that the physical body/flesh is "attached" to all things of earthly life, and once we die and our bodies are no more we no longer are attached to the earthly relationships in any shape or form. How can we be if that life in every way is gone? We have a completely new relationship with the body of Christ in our new bodies with Jesus in Heaven. This sermon really helped me. First time I ever heard him speak. God still uses us after death.

[@Aberamentho2010]

How do know you won't be in hell with them? You've deemed yourself worthy of entering through the pearly gates I suppose? I'm not saying you are unworthy, I'm simply saying that It would be unwise to be so arrogant and/or delusional.

[@yesfromthenozone892]

@@Aberamentho2010 these people already made hell on earth by their superstitious masochistic horrors they invoke on themselves, others and their children.

[@ulfingvar1]

It is still a satanic notion that we will have to "purge" our memories of everyone, and everything, we once loved, and who are now burning in Hell, just to fullfill this psychopathic, deranged vision of Heaven. That is a form of existence I have absolutely no interest in. Pure evil.

[@michellemarley5835]

@@Aberamentho2010 The beauty of the Gospel is that I deserve nothing. I am a wretched sinner saved by his blood and grace. It is a free gift that I have accepted. So yes, absolutely, I will be with Him in heaven, because He wants me to be. He wants ANYONE to be that accepts Him and asks for forgiveness for their sins. His love for us is beyond measure. John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Romans 5:8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 1 John 2:2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Romans 5:9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. You can have eternal life with Jesus! He loves you :)

[@steveopc81]

To no longer have the ability to sin and displease God is the blessing I most look forward to.

[@josephrohland5604]

If you would only read Romans 5:13, you would know that... "Where there is no (Old Covenant) Law, sin is not taken into account." This of course means that salvation was only needed by those who had sin taken into account, which is not us today. Psst...the Old Covenant Law passed away in AD 70 as Matthew 5:18 states. How about Matthew 15:24, where Jesus the Christ said, "I only came for the lost sheep of the house of Israel." That's no one alive today Don't forget Hebrews 9:15. "Redemption was only for those who sinned under the first covenant." Only the ancient Israelites were given the first covenant. That again, is not us today. Ohhh...there's more.. Galatians 4:4-5 - "Jesus came only to redeem those under the (Old Covenant) Law." Again, only the ancient Israelites were given the Old Covenant Law & the New Covenant per Psalm147:19-20, Amos 3:2, Jeremiah 31:31&33 and Romans 9:4, Hebrews 8:8 & Hebrews 9:15. The Bible is the story of Yahweh's fulfilled plan of redemption given exclusively to ancient Israelites cursed with the Old Covenant Law of sin and death and pertains to no one alive today. Today's self-appointed "Christians" have been hoodwinked into believing they're sinners under a law that passed away....and need a savior who said he came for someone else...who will save them from a sin that's already been removed ...and a judgement that already happened...and allow them into covenant that was made with someone else. The fact is we today were never and are not part of ancient Israel's redemptive narrative. ~Michael Bradley Hijacking & inserting yourself into ancient Israel's exclusive and fulfilled redemptive narrative is psychotic. The Bible: It's Not About You!

[@jenicarter4190]

Absolutely I agree!

[@jonilikens8184]

I have often wondered, how it will be to no longer have to deal with sin. To no longer have any sin, anywhere! What a glorious thought, that will be reality. Still, right now, it is hard to comprehend. God bless RC Sproul, who is now with the Lord!

[@josephrohland5604]

@@jonilikens8184 Why do you continue to ignore Scripture? Romans 5:13- "Where there is no (Old Covenant) Law, sin is not taken into account."

[@carissaexplainsitall8481]

@@josephrohland5604 Um I’m pretty sure that’s not what Romans 5:13 means. It means if we didn’t have the Law (the Bible) we wouldn’t know what is right and wrong and it wouldn’t be held against us. But now we know the Law therefore we are all accountable for sin. Jesus Christ is the only one who offers redemption by His blood for the forgiveness of sins.

[@josephtimpanaro2353]

Wow. He opens eyes to depths of understanding of GODS HOLINESS so well.

[@salveaustria9427]

Thank you for the enlightening words shared to us

[@00teddy]

While we and our family and friends are still alive in our corrupt flesh, we can still pray fervently for our Lord in His love and mercy to call to those we pray for and we can still do our part and live holy and righteous lives for those whom we pray for to witness and by the grace of God seek their salvation.

[@sakada7067]

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[@sakada7067]

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[@ajahbuban4388]

Amen

[@stevenjacobs4488]

God is perfectly just. Perfectly righteous. I totally trust that He will do the right thing at the right time for the right reason concerning those I care about. That trust in HIm calms my angst when I consider this question. He is the only one that can "remember no more", can actually wipe out the remembrance of any thing, as if it never happened. Now we see only dimly but then we will see as He sees. When we see as He sees the answer to this question will become totally clear. My mind will just have to accept this for now. HIs perfect character, in love, in righteousness, in justice is answer enough for me at this time.

[@missplainjane3905]

People will either accept or reject Christ.

[@eternalgood1846]

Although it is sad to see loved ones without Christ, we can rejoice that they have choice. Forced compliance is sin. We rejoice in truth and freedom. Pray for loved ones, but rejoice always, again, rejoice. You are loved.

[@davidreed6264]

RC knows the Joy of Heaven now and I hope to see him one day