If a ship you were in was sinking, wouldn’t you want to know?

I was talking to a few friends and they asked, “if I don’t believe in Christ, does this mean I’ll go to hell?”

This is a question I struggled with for a long time — how do you even answer this? So I did some digging and chatted with a few of my Christian friends to see how they would answer this. 

Christianity isn’t supposed to be something that’s terrifying but it’s supposed to be good news. The whole gospel is amazingly great news! It’s news that God sent his only son, Jesus, to come down to this place we call earth. Jesus had to do the chilling at home, walking to get food, taking a shower, and most importantly, understanding what it means to be human. He died on the cross for our sins, so that we can have this direct line of communication with God and have eternal life. 

We no longer have to be afraid of death, we no longer have sin controlling our lives, we no longer will feel this weight of the world on our shoulders. Instead, we have Christ who took that burden for us because He loves us so much. 

A friend of mine asked me this: “if a ship you were in was sinking and you had no idea, wouldn’t you want to know? Wouldn’t you want someone to knock on your door to help you get out and save your life?” This is Christianity. We’re not trying to scare you, we most definitely shouldn’t be guilt tripping you into believing in Jesus Christ, we’re just here to share this good news with you. 

You don’t have to face this world alone, to carry the weight of heartaches, to be in loneliness. Anyone is allowed to have a relationship with Christ and he always has his door opened, no judgement. You might not hear it but he’s also probably knocking on your door asking if you’d welcome Him, but it’s up to you to decide whether you want to explore that relationship or not. 

So I’m going to leave you with this question - would you ever consider learning about Christianity and Jesus Christ? Why or why not?