In this sermon, Mel Purvis teaches that most people who miss heaven do so through one of two deadly paths:
Neglect — drifting, doing nothing, postponing repentance
Religion without salvation — being outwardly moral or church-involved but never born again
Purvis explains that hell will not merely be filled with "wicked sinners," but with multitudes of respectable, churchgoing, religiously active people who never came to Christ personally. He insists that the most frightening words Jesus ever spoke are:
"I never knew you." (Matthew 7:23)
Purvis exposes the false securities people trust in—church membership, morality, baptism, good intentions, and "trying to do better"—and contrasts them with genuine conversion: repentance, surrender, and a new heart. It is a sobering, clarifying sermon that strips away false hope and calls listeners to authentic salvation.
