Boxing in God

There are many today who believe that since "God is love," He can't send anyone to the Lake of Fire. Others today believe that as long as someone is sincerely seeking God in a way that they believe is good that God must honor that. (See Cain.) Such a life, they claim, is good enough. But God is not one dimensional. Yes, He is love, but He is also infinitely righteous, infinitely good, infinitely holy, and infinitely just. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." "All of us, like sheep, have gone astray. Each one of us has gone his own way." "All our righteous deeds (not just our wicked ones) are like filthy rags." The Son of God suffering on the cross destroys arguments. "Unless you repent, you will perish." The very nature of God demands that He punish sin and those who reject His gracious gift--forgiveness through faith in His Son. Yes, God is glorified through His loving sacrifice and abundant grace available to sinners. And God will be glorified through His judgment on sin. The "source" of the truth that only through Christ can men find acceptance into the Father's presence was Jesus Himself. "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me." Some say that the exclusivity of Christianity is arrogance. Arrogance is calling the Son of God who willingly died for you a liar.