Is Hell Too Harsh?

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I had a question about the ways you go about preaching God’s word. I was wondering why you choose to do it in such a harsh and unloving way? Does Ephesians 4:15 not state to speak the truth in LOVE? I wonder then what you think stating God hates fags which is just a rude term to begin with is going to do. I know using terms like whore is also not a polite word to use either. I know you will probably not respond to this but I want you to know that I will be praying that you maybe take a different approach and that God will change your heart and you will repent. Just remember that Jesus died on the cross for the sins of all and that being a “fag” as you call it is the same as your sins as well.

In Christ

Lindsey

Lindsey,

I see three questions in your missive and they all happen to already be answered on our lovely website www.godhatesfags.com, to wit:

(1) Why are you so harsh? Because the truth is harsh. We use great plainness of speech, and will not beat around the bush when it comes to someone’s eternal soul. Watch out for those people who tell you that it’s okay to be gay – they’ll take you to hell with them.

(2) Why do you use the word “fag”? We use the word “fag” as a contraction of the word “faggot” or “fagot.” A “fag” is a firebrand. A “fag” is used for kindling – it fuels fire. “Fag” is a metaphor used in the Bible, for example, in Amos 4:11 (where it is translated “firebrand” in the KJV). Just as a “fag” fuels the fires of nature, so does a sodomite fuel the fires of God’s wrath. We do not use the word “fag” in order to engage in childish name-calling. Rather, we use it because it is a metaphor chosen by the Holy Ghost to describe a group of people who BURN in their lust one toward another, and who FUEL God’s wrath.

It has been said “honey draws more flies than does vinegar.” This really isn’t a Biblical concept. The Bible teaches the exact opposite. For example, Jude says “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference, And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” Furthermore, you should carefully examine all of the preachers (including Jesus) in the Bible. On some, they had compassion. On others, they preached fear. It is our duty to make a difference.

(3) Are you a sinner? If so, does this mean you will burn in hell, or are you better than these people? Of course I’m a sinner. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and if any man says he has not sinned he’s a liar. I am no better than any homosexual. No human is good of his or her own accord. The only righteousness that God recognizes is the righteousness that he gives. His righteousness is a single heart, humble, contrite and broken, devoted to God. And the only way a heart becomes this way is by God touching it and making it that way.

The difference between me and a defiant, practicing homosexual, is grace. When the grace of God operates on the heart of a human, that human desires to obey God and live soberly and righteously. And when that happens, that person is profoundly impressed with his sinful nature, and falls on his knees begging God’s mercy. And God has mercy on that heart. Then, and only then, a true spirit of repentance exists, and forgiveness follows.

The average homosexual – and average false preacher – today would have it that God forgives the practicing homosexual even as he continues to be a practicing homosexual. Forgiveness does not come without repentance.Repentance does not come, by definition, without the sin stopping. When the homosexual conduct stops, the person is no longer a homosexual.

Homosexuality is a behavior – not a trait. Until that happens, it is folly of the worst kind to claim that God has forgiven the homosexual.

I have a hope that I will not burn in hell. Not because I am sinless. I am utterly incapable of being sinless, though I strive to walk orderly in the sight of God. My hope comes from faith, and by grace, which both come from God.

Thanks for writing. For more information on WBC’s preaching ministry see all of our sister sites and check out the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Snyder v. Phelps case: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-751.pdf

Your friends at Westboro Baptist Church.

 

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