My name is Alan Finch. I became a Christian 42 years ago.

WOW, I was taught and believed that multitudes upon multitudes of humans will suffer eternal torment for 100 trillion years, and then another 100 trillion years, and then another 100 trillion years, and it goes on and on with no hope of it ever ending. I am certain that each one of us, deep inside of our very being, know that something just does not add up, but we just can’t quite figure out what is it that we are not understanding correctly from the Scriptures.

The true biblical teaching is neither the traditional Christian view of hell, nor the view of annihilation. Our great God is neither a great torturer nor a great annihilator, but He is the great Saviour of the world.

The mystery of the finished work of Christ on the Cross will one day reveal the perfect plan of God for the entire human race, which does not include eternal torment or eternal annihilation for one single person!

I was a Christian for 38 years before I gained a better Scriptural understanding of some Biblical truths that I had not properly understood in regards to the finished work of Christ on the Cross.

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. ¹¹ I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. (Psalm 119:9,11)

To put it another way, David did some Scripture memory.
A few verses later David wrote:

¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. ¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. ¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” (Psalm 119:14~16)

Here is the point: as I have explained in great detail in various places, Satan and his demons want every human soul to be sent to hell with them. Satan’s greatest weapon is deception. Those feeling that you have are an indicator that Satan is worried over you. He is worried that you will actually begin to take hold of God’s Word and live by the wisdom in the Bible. After all, the Bible is the one thing in this world that Satan cannot control. BUT: he can try to influence your thoughts such that you believe that God does not care about you and that God will never help you. But here’s how much God loves you:

Writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul said:

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)

Paul is urging all of us to allow the Holy Spirit to be in complete control of our lives. The more we do that, the better go our lives.

Then we can say — as David said just a bit later in Psalm 119:

In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. ¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. ¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” (Psalm 119:14~16)

With Jesus, it’s all about relationship, not rules and restrictions. He as set us free from the tyranny of sin.

I urge everyone reading this to read Romans chapters 6, 7, and 8 every day for a while. Watch what id toes to you. The more times you read a somewhat complex letter like Romans, the more clear it becomes.

And don’t tell me you can’t do it. You have the same 24 hours in each day as I do. Also, don’t try to say you’re too old. I’m almost 76 years old, and I’m doing all these things every morning. I just have to go to bed earlier,, so I can get up earlier.

God will never command you to do something that he has not equipped you to do.

Read my series of articles on Scripture memory. Then you’ll see how easy it is to put God’s thoughts into your mind. That’s how you get rid of all those negative things that keep you troubled. It works. Then, instead of thinking Satan’s thoughts, you’ll be thinking God’s thoughts. And His thoughts come loaded with His power to over come the lies and deceptions of the devil.

Jan