GOODY TWO SLEEVES

That's the name of the company that makes the tee shirt. The tee shirt that reads "Jesus loves the Hell out of you".

When I first saw the shirt, I frowned. You see, as all good Christians we should dislike anything that puts our Lord and Savior in a bad light. Then it sunk in: that's right. He does.

Born of Adam and the sinful nature of man, we are inheritantly bad. As a result, we must accept God's gift of His grace--our salvation. If we make no response to Him or reject Him as Lord and Savior, then yes, we are going to Hell. So, the attention-getting tee shirt is right. Jesus loves us that much to ensure we spend eternity with Him and God the Father rather than in Hell.

Does Hell exist? Certainly. Why? Because the Bible tells us. In fact, Jesus taught more in scripture about Hell than He did about Heaven. That's because He wants no one to spend an eternity separated from Him. He desires that no one be thrown into the fiery lake where there is gnashing of teeth. And why gnashing of teeth? I would think because of all the missed opportunities that those who reside in Hell missed. All those people who tried to offer the plan of salvation to them. All those people God placed before them to respond to His gospel. All the rejection, the delays, the turning of cold shoulders that resulted in their lack of salvation have come back to haunt them. Forever.

Jesus will "love the Hell out of you," and what's more, He'll love you now and all the way to Heaven.