“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” John 3:16-17
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.” Mark 8:36 Jesus asked of us.
The value of our immortal soul – everyone of us has an undying soul. Our soul will exist for all eternity, it is not annihilated and it will never die – it is an undying soul.
At the maximum, man can live no more than 120 years on earth. The death that all men will experience, does not make an end to the soul of men. When our last breath is exhaled, and when we are buried (a few feet of earth is sufficient to cover the body) or cremated, the tenant, which is our soul, will leave the body. From here onwards we will spend forever in eternity – in heaven, or in hell awaiting the White Throne Judgement of God, and thereafter into the lake of fire.
What is not visible is the soul and there are millions of things on earth which is not visible to the naked eyes yet they are exceedingly real; e.g., the air that we breathe, the sound that we hear or is out of our range to hear, the gravitational force that we experience, the power of electricity, and all those things seen under an electron microscope or a telescope, etc.
Anyone may lose his soul his own soul in hell and then to the lake of fire and we are eminently close when we have no sense of our guilt of sin before a Holy God and not be reconciled with God while living on earth.
The living man cannot know the importance of a world to come. The soul once lost, is lost forever more, it cannot be retrieved. Who is responsible for the loss of our soul? No one but we ourselves, the blood is on our own hands.
“Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,” Romans 1:19-22
Where will the soul go when it is lost? The lost soul shall go to hell, waiting for the Final White Throne Judgement and thereafter to the Lake of Fire.
God warns us all through His inspired Word, in unmistakable clarity in many verses of Scripture.
“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20: 12-15
“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Psalms 9:17
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matthew 25:41
“Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” Mark 9:48
“And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 13:42
“And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.” Isaiah 66:24
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:14,15
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Revelation 14:10-11
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:10
We must not commit the utmost eternal folly of losing our own soul. The loss of any man’s soul is the gravest as well as the most irreparable and devastating lost, he can suffer. We may have all the material riches of the whole world and the adulation of the masses; the mammon we have to leave behind and we will be forgotten once we leave this world – naked we came into the world and “naked” we will leave the world. The honour of this earth that man enjoys is only temporary and it will soon be over and be forgotten by man, as they gathered to their fathers and be no more on earth.
What then must I do to be saved?
While it called today, we need to know the value of the immortal soul. Seek to know the value of the soul now while we are still alive on earth. We must not neglect our own soul. Never forget the one thing that is needful – never forget our soul is immortal. Time is short and it may well be changed into eternity at any time for any of us. We must be ready to meet our Creator and we must not just live for the present and forget the eternity that is to come. We must move on from today and never be ashamed to care for our very precious soul, let others laugh and mock you. They will not mock or laugh at you one day when they meet their Creator.
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” Daniel 12:2
Any man’s soul can be saved. Come to Christ Jesus without delay and be saved right at this moment; to be delivered from the power and consequences of sin – “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
God desires all to be saved. “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:4
There is no barrier to eternal life as provided by God except your own will – which God has given you the mandate to will as you will. “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth,” Luke 15:7a The believers’ hope is eternal and their joy will never come to an end.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” John 6:47
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Revelation 22:17
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36
“That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:15
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:9
Come to believe in Christ Jesus and your soul shall live forever more. Anyone who reads God’s Word and is not saved cannot blame the Gospel. If you are lost, it is not because there is no mediator between God and man, no fountain open to clean sinners, no open door; it is because you want to have your own way, because you want to cleave to your sins, as you would not come to Christ to be forgiven by God; that in Christ you might have eternal life.
There is salvation for the sinner. Jesus Christ has come to die for our sins and make atonement for us before God – that we might come before Him. Christ by His death on the Cross has made atonement and satisfaction for the law that we have broken. It is His death that propitiates or pays for the sins of the whole world, Jesus paid an enormous debt (which we cannot pay) of us to God and open up heaven to all believers – this enables God to be just and yet be the justifier of the unjust.
At the Cross, God’s love and mercy meets His Justice and holiness. As Christ died for the ungodly, anyone can be saved. He came to receive all who believes Him and who come to God by Him.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6