HE GOT HELL BECAUSE HE JUST PUT IT OFF
Illustration★★★★Dr. Martin, a pastor in Texas, had a friend, George, who was a rich, unsaved lawyer. He had an accident and was dying in a hospital. Dr.
Martin visited him, pleaded with him to become a Christian. George raised his hand and whispered, “Ah, Martin, I am sorry, but it’s too late, it’s too late.
Martin, if somebody had come to me ten years ago, ten months ago, ten hours ago, to say, ‘George, you are going to die and go to hell, I would have said, ‘Man, you are crazy. Im not an infidel. I believe in Christ. I expect to accept Him as my personal Saviour.’
Yet, here I am, dying a lost sinner, going to hell, because I just put it off, I guess.” Dr. Martin said, tears pouring down his cheeks, “The best friend I had in the world lived a Christless life. He died a Christless death.
We put him in a Christless coffin. We had a Christless funeral. We buried him in a Christless grave. He will face a Christless judgment.
He will sink into a Christless hell, because he put it off.”
The point
A dying lawyer named George laments his procrastination on conversion; Dr. Martin grieves that his best friend lived and died without Christ due to perpetual delay.