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ROMANS 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
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There is no valid excuse, for neglecting the great gift of salvation which God so freely offers to everyone. Most Christians tend to believe God provides salvation for basically good and nice people, who cannot quite make it on their own. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the atonement was so powerful and outreaching that even the most terrible and brutal people have the option to turn to God and be saved!
Note Romans 5:6, it clearly states that Christ died for the UNGODLY. Was not Hitler ungodly? Many people with terrible criminal records, have turned to the Lord and become citizens of God's heavenly Jerusalem. Being ungodly, is an essential qualification for being saved. Think about that statement, before you read further.
Christians tend to believe the "ungodly" label refers to the homosexual, the drunkard, abortionists, and others with serious problems in their lives. How wrong! It is more serious for that sweet old grandma across town, to IGNORE her need of salvation. There are many basically good people, who will share eternity with individuals like Hitler. You see, they have committed the most terrible sin of all by NEGLECTING or REJECTING Jesus Christ.
If you ar not "in-Christ," you are ungodly and destined for a very terrible future. Hell will be full of very rotten and crude individuals, but it will also have a great population of well intentioned people who just could not accept the fact that NICE people have no guarantee of heaven.
A nice and decent person without Christ, is an ungodly person at heart. The blood of Jesus could have EASILY washed Hitler's sin away, if he had turned to Christ before he died. If you neglect this powerful salvation yourself, you are guilty of the same sin as Hitler himself!
Even one sin, becomes two sins by default. You must add the sin of REJECTING Christ, to every other sin you commit in your lifetime. Your UNGODLY state can become your first step toward forgiveness, or it can be your final step into hell. Hitler was a wicked and perverted person, and those outside of Christ will have him as their neighbor for eternity.
Why not choose Jesus instead? Everything has already been provided for your salvation, you have NO EXCUSE to remain in an ungodly state. You may be the nicest person on the block, but your future neighborhood may be a place engulfed in flames...
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