Preferring Hell To Heaven?!?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 08:00AM 
The Bible’s witness about its own purpose is to give life. The power of this statement alone is substantiated by two separate passages of Scripture. The first is The Gospel According To John 1:1-5 & 14 and chapter 10:10 of the same Gospel Account. John 1:4 says,
“In Him was Life; and the Life was the light of men.”
What we find here is that Jesus was both the Word of God and the Life of God at the same time. John 1:14 says that the Creative Power of God, His
“…Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
The Word of God is the life and light giving force that God expressed in Creation. This same creative force was present in Jesus and remains in the substance of the Bible, God’s Word.
The very power that formed the Universe is present and active in the Word of God for us to read/ingest, study/digest and live/invest. God’s Word is the source of Power and Life that every person needs to live a truly fulfilled and Empowered life.
What We Don’t Know About God’s Word That’s Killing Us!
It is the truest challenge that demands to be addressed. It must be addressed because there is so
much pain, suffering and strife in this world. We experience the struggle at the most intimate levels in our homes and neighborhoods. The reality is that this problem could be overcome if we would engage the LIFE-Giving Force of God’s Word. The old saying that “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” is proved wrong by the fact that ignorance is one of, if not the most prolific and effective killers on the planet today.
The truth is, What you don’t know will almost always hurt you; especially if you need to know it to live healthy and well. The scripture tells us:
“For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 KJV
This is the beginning of our problem. Most of us don’t want to be pierced and opened up to the scrutiny of God’s Word even though it promises to heal us and make us whole. We prefer to remain in our miserable half-life state, because we have grown accustomed to the discomfort and have found some semblance of comfort in it.
One of the most unique features of God’s creation, the human being, is that we are extremely malleable. We can adapt to virtually any circumstance, if we live in it long enough. Why do most disciples steer clear of Bible Studies across the country? Is it because they don’t want to engage the Bible at a deep life-changing level?
Would a deep penetrating study of God’s Word require the painful removal of destructive habits and life conditions to which we have happily adapted. It has been said, "People prefer an known hell to an unknown heaven!" Are we living in a comfortable and familiar “Hell”?
