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A Call for Unity

The Gospel reveals that the righteous will
find eternal life (Matthew, 25: 46), and that the
evil-doers will be cast into the eternal fire to-
gether with Satan (Matthew, 25: 41) and experi-
ence eternal punishment therein (Matthew, 25:
46). How will you escape being condemned to
Hell? (Matthew, 23: 33) and Fear Him Who, after
killing the body, has the power to throw you in-

to Hell (Luke, 12: 5) are reminders of this severe
punishment. Another Biblical passage describes
the suffering, hopelessness, and remorse of
those in Hell, as follows:
The time came when the beggar [Lazarus] died...
The rich man also died and was buried. So he
called… "have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip
the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
because I am in agony in this fire." But Abraham
replied, "Son, remember that in your lifetime you
received your good things, while Lazarus received
bad things, but now he is comforted here and you
are in agony. And besides all this, between us and
you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who
want to go from here to you cannot, nor can any-
one cross over from there to us." (Luke, 16: 22-26)
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can-
not kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who
can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Mathew,
10: 28)
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out
and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one

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