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CONDEMNED ALREADY The notion that a sinner must wait until judgment day to learn whether or not he is condemned is false. Satan spreads this lie so that people will remain in their sins in hopes that God might extend to them a bit of mercy in the end. Yet, God’s word says that this is not the case. Those who do not receive Christ as Saviour are CONDEMNED ALREADY, according to John 3:18: "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is CONDEMNED ALREADY, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Romans 5:18 says, “Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” Because of Adam’s sin, all men are born sinners and have ALREADY been judged as condemned. The final white throne judgment (Rev. 20:11-15) is only for the official sentencing, much like criminals today are often sentenced sometime after a guilty verdict has been reached by a trial. No sinner has to wait till the day of judgment to learn where he will spend eternity. He is ALREADY on his way to hell and will arrive there unless he grabs the lifeline that God has thrown to him, that being Jesus Christ himself. A man doesn't go to hell merely because he's a sinner; he goes to hell because he's a dying sinner who REFUSES TO TAKE THE CURE that God has provided him. If a sick man suffers and dies because no one cared and no one tried to help him, then that is very sad, very unjust, and many are to blame. But if he suffers and dies after refusing medical help, then it's his own fault and no one else is to blame. That's where sinners are today. They've been diagnosed with eternal sickness and death, and they're being told that only Jesus Christ can save them. If they refuse his help, then they CHOOSE to remain condemned sinners and suffer the consequences. They are like a convicted murderer on death row who REFUSES the governor's pardon. Being a sinner, the lost man is condemned already. It's just a matter of time until the sentence is executed, unless he accepts the pardon that God is offering him through Jesus Christ. He isn't actually SENT to hell. He is already on the highway to hell, and he ends up in hell because he refused to take the exit that God provided for him.