Originally posted by SwissGambit
I'll gladly join the 'shallow' group on this one.
Somber threats of permanently-shut gates, hopeless doom, death and judgment, losing one's soul in hell? Seriously, now. That sounds as morbid as a horror flick. Is this what you call 'love'?
Warped and twisted, indeed.
It is not up to a single Hymn to cover all theological angles of the teaching of the New Testament. It is perfectly customary to FOCUS on one aspect.
The aspect focused on in this particular gospel hymn is the danger of delaying and procrastinating. The fact of the matter is that we are not promised even to make it home tonight alive. You nor I know for certain our last moment of life.
Be In Time is about consequences. I know that some of you think there should be no consequences to a life of sin. And I know some of you think that it is unfair of a righteous God to warn of consequences and delaying.
On the cross Christ suffered all the gloom and condemnation and judgment on our behalf so that we need not suffer any. You show no thankfulness concerning this. And you expect that a loving God would just let you continue sinning and damaging the lives of others and yourselves indefinitely.
Rather than His delaying causing some people to be softer in their hearts towards His love, it seems to have the effect of hardening some more and more.
You should consider that effect of accumulating more and more rationals as to why you should not be saved. You should consider that your heart could grow harder and harder towards Christ. You could damage your conscience with this proud stubborness.
"Or do you despise the riches of His kindness and forebearance and longsuffering, not knowing that God's kindness is leading you to repentence?
But according to your hardness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God..." (Rom. 2:4,5)