If Jesus paid for every sin, why do people still go to hell?

Chuck Smith was plain about the reach of the cross: "That work of redemption was complete for all mankind. It covered every man's sin." Paul says the same: "he died for all" (2 Corinthians 5:15). Read Chuck on 2 Timothy 2:26 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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