Actress Joyce Pring was heavily criticized by netizens for saying that those who don’t believe in Jesus will “go to hell.”
Joyce made the statement during her ‘Adulting with Joyce Pring’ podcast’s “Unpacking Christianity” episode which featured fellow content creator Wil Dasovich.
On her Instagram account, Joyce further explain her statement by posting the following:
“I’ve seen many things said about me in the past 2 days — mean things, horrible names, false stories, etc. So I just want to clear the air here and say this: some of you guys are absolutely right; I’ve been a bad person.
Maybe even a worse person than you’d think. I’ve had the messiest history, I’ve made bad decisions, I’ve hurt people— I’ve done it all, and if I’m being honest, I still make pretty awful mistakes to this day.
And that’s precisely why I believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ – that salvation comes only through Him; not through our works, or by our own merit. Jesus died on the Cross precisely for hopeless, depressed, sinful people like me — because I’d have no chance at Heaven if it were just up to me.
God loves us so much that He made a way for us to be reconciled to Him through Jesus. Yes, we are sinful. But He died on the Cross and bore our sin and shame not only so that we can be saved, but also that we would be transformed, renewed, and experience what True love, peace, and joy mean. All we need to do is humble ourselves to believe and repent.
This is the greatest gift I have ever received — by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. I used to be a shameful sinner, and now I am STILL an imperfect, bruised, calloused, wonky, Christ-follower. But by the grace of God, I have surrendered my life to Him and continue to walk with Him through all seasons — because I know that true life can only be found through Him.
I hope you get the chance to listen to the full episode of the podcast “Unpacking Christianity” with @wil_dasovich. Love you guys. And I mean, all of you.”
(Photo source: Instagram – @joycepring)
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