The Sea of Damnation by William
Dyer Or do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness,
tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God's kindness
leads you toward repentance, but because of your stubbornness
and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against
yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment
will be revealed. Romans 2 4-5 Oh, who will pity
you who would not pity yourselves, when you are damned, when you
are howling and roaring in hell? If the day of mercy leaves you
graceless, the day of judgment will find you speechless. There
is no standing before Christ, but by standing in Christ. and godly men fear no wrath,
because they presently feel no wrath. Because their sin is now
unpunished, they think there is no punishment for their sins.
Because God continues to spare them, they go on to provoke Him. Because He adds to their lives,
they add to their lusts. Because He is very merciful,
they will be very sinful. Because He is very good to them,
they will be very bad to Him. Because His justice now winks,
men think He is blind. Because He does not reprove them
for their sins, therefore they think He approves them in their
sins. but justice will soon avenge
the quarrel of abused mercy. O sinners, though the patience
of God is lasting, it is not everlasting. If by the warnings
of God you are not alarmed, you shall be consumed by His wrath. The longer God is in raising
His omnipotent arm, the heavier will be the blow when it comes.
The day that begins in mercy may end in judgment. God is silent
for only so long, but know that God has vials of wrath filled
with indignation for vessels of wrath fitted for destruction. If God's mercy does not draw
you to repentance, God's judgments will drive you to destruction.
the sea of damnation shall not be sweetened with one drop of
compassion. How will we escape if we neglect
such a great salvation? Hebrews 2.3 If you neglect the
great salvation, you cannot escape the great damnation. O sinners,
think of this, before the bottomless pit has shut its mouth upon you.