We are given so few years on this earth, and there are so many good things that get in the way of the best things. We must live for eternity.
The moment when you take your first step through the gates of hell, the only thing you will hear is all of creation standing to its feet and applauding and praising God because God has rid the earth of you. That's how not good you are.
Does our Gospel presentation make men excited about what God can do for them on this earth, or about whom God is?
We as Americans are the wealthiest Christians who ever walked on the face of the earth. We are the most protected Christians that ever walked on the face of the earth, and yet we are the emptiest Christians who ever walked on the face of the earth.