I agree with Mustardseed. There are so many aspects of God, though hell is certainly left out far too often. In fact, in the last few weeks, the Pope re-affirmed hell as truth. Regardless of your opinions of him (I'm not Catholic FYI), the fact that this came as NEWS in the media spoke volumes about what you stated above. It's a reality and too few of us truly fear the wrath of God as we should.
However, if we only preach on the dangers of hell, many people will choose "fire insurance" instead of salvation. If they accept Christ only because of the fear of being in hell for eternity, will they truly come to accept his love at the same time? I don't know the answer, but it seems to me that ALL aspects of Christ need to preached.
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