George MacDonald, the 19 th century writer, expressed it this way: “What a horror…it will be to a vile (evil) man…when his eyes are opened to see himself as the pure see him, as God sees him! Imagine such a man waking all at once, not only to see the eyes of the universe fixed on him with loathing astonishment, but to see himself at the same moment as those eyes see him.” (from “ George MacDonald: 365 Readings ” compiled by C.S. Lewis, Collier Books, N.Y. 1986:p.103.)
LIE #8: “Well, if I blow it, I will be reincarnated and I can try again.”
Wrong! Scripture says, “It has been appointed unto men once to die and, after that, the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27) Life is not a dress rehearsal. There are no second chances. We must live with the choices we make. God will not violate our free will. Right now you are living one breath and one heartbeat away from eternity. Your choices in this life have eternal consequence. It is like Russell Crowe said in the movie, Gladiator , “Remember men, what we do in life echoes for eternity.”— God offers us living water. (John 4:7-26) Either we drink at Jesus’ well, or else we will perish eternally.
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