It has been three-plus decades of Sundays (or 1,500+ sermons) since I've personally heard a sermon on the topic of Hell from any denominational or nondenominational pulpit. Preaching of hellfire seems to have gone out of style in this day of "You are special" and "God has a plan for your life."
This phenomenon puzzles me. How can those who proudly wear their degrees of divinity on the sleeve of their robe for their TV audience to revere--or on their office wall to prove they are a bonafide bible scholar--refrain from warning people of an actual, literal place spoken of by Jesus in His earthly ministry more than any other topic? A place that everyone is rightfully destined (and, by the way, unable to do anything about it on their own) by virtue of the sin nature that has been passed down from every parent to every child since Adam harkened unto his wife [Genesis 3:17].
Romans 5:12 KJV
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for all have sinned:
Here is one preacher* that won't have to answer for not getting the Word out...
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Proverbs 1:7 KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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*Note: while this video was very well done and tells the message needed to be said, I do not endorse the bible versions used in it. Additionally, the doctrinal views held by this preacher and the church he represents may not necessarily reflect my views.
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