No Way! A Serial Killer Cannot Go to Heaven!

 

Quotation

 

“My spirit man has been saved and made righteous because of Christ's righteousness; my spirit man is holy because of Christ's holiness. The void, the chasm, the separation from God has been removed. Because of His shed blood on the cross at Calvary, my sins have been forgiven. I've been made right in the eyes of God. I've been justified in the sight of God. Sin no longer separates me from Him.”

 

Barry Denzil Haney

 

Verse

 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

John 3:16

 

Reflection

 

No way! A serial killer cannot go to Heaven!

 

We can be sure God hates the act of murder, rape, pedophilia, and all sine because he tells us this in the following Bible verses:

 

The Lord trieth the righteous: But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, And a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

 

Psalm 11:5-6

 

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

 

Romans 3:10-12

 

We can also be sure God does not distinguish between types of sin. God turns his back on any sin. Because we are all sinners in God’s eyes, we are condemned to an eternity separated from God, in a place called hell.

 

In the article, “What Does God Think of Murderers, Rapists and Paedophiles”, the authors make this  observation about what sin in God’s eyes:

 

“God created us to live with Him. But we prefer to live without Him, doing our own things, living our own lives, setting our own priorities and valuing ourselves above Him. That is what the Bible means when it uses the word “sin”. And we are all guilty of sin, from the Pope to Hitler, “there is none who does good, no, not one” because we all ignore God, our Creator.”¹

 

Many in today’s world cannot accept David Berkowitz’, Jeffrey Dahmer’s and other serial killer conversion stories. They feel their sins against humanity are too egregious. After all, they will argue in the case of Jeffrey Dahmer, he was a mass murderer who dismembered his victims and ate their body parts! 

 

Those who espouse this belief, think serial killers’ conversion stories cannot be sincere. These same people can’t believe God could forgive anyone who commits such horrible sins. They hang their hats on the following Bible verse:

 

“For the wages of sin is death;

 

But they ignore the second part of this verse: 

 

“but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

 

Romans 6:23

 

 

Hallelujah, there are no sins He can’t forgive! His resurrection was for all. There is no limit to God’s love. Saul before he became Apostle Paul was also a murderer, something he had in common with serial killers. The other thing murderers and all sinners have in common is the fact Jesus died for them! Thank you Jesus!

 

Illustration

 

We all have seen and used those little electronic calculators. What happens if you get your information confused or make an error? You press the “clear” button and automatically all of the information is eliminated from the calculator. Then you begin again, without trying to sort out the previous mistake. In fact, there is no record of your mistake! It is lost forever!

 

That’s what happens to our sins when God forgives us. The consequences may remain, but the guilt—the legal condemnation for the offense—is gone.⁵²³

 

Karl Menninger, the famous psychiatrist, says that if he could convince the patients in his psychiatric hospitals that their sins are forgiven, 75 percent of them could walk out the next day. So often we do not take God at his word!⁵²⁴

 

Prayer

 

Our Heavenly Father,

 

Forgive us of our sins, for we have all 

sinned. Forgive us for turning our back 

on You! You created us to have an eternal 

loving relationship with You, but because of 

pride, we look for love in all the wrong places! 

 

We are so sorry pride makes us try to be like 

gods! Help us each day to place Jesus as the 

focus of our attention. Help us to accomplish 

what you would have us to do to further 

Your Kingdom while we are here on Earth!

 

In the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior,

 

Amen!

 

Worship

 

Did I Mention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX7kw7EdmdY

 

God Bless You,

 

Barry

 

1“What Does God Think of Murderers, Rapists and Paedophiles?” ODB UK Military, August 15, 2017. https://military.odb.org/explore-christianity/what-does-god-think-of-murderers-rapists-and-paedophiles/. 

 

2Michael P. Green. 1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000. Print.