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>I do know, no one can go to hell with the real Holy Ghost.
>In order to go to hell they would have to reject the
>Holy Ghost first and not follow it's leading.

The last part about not following the Holy Ghost leading is the key,
because I know there are many trinity-pentecostals who do have a
genuine infilling of the Holy Ghost, (I was one of them before I
followed
the Spirit's leading into the apostolic truth) but unless they follow
the Spirit's
leading into the truth of one God and Jesus name baptism, (both things
that Jesus Himself said is a *must* to enter the kingdom of God)
the scriptures say this:
"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name
done many wonderful works?  And then will I profess unto them,
I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matt. 7:22,23
.....that indicates that they did have the Holy Ghost to be able to
cast out devils, but they never allowed the Holy Ghost to lead them
into the truth that Jesus was the one true God, not a second person of
a trinity, hence they did not really know who Jesus really was,
Jesus said He never knew them because they never really knew Him.
"I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye
believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins." John 8:24

>Let God do the sending and lead us to ones who want
>truth. Never let us hammer and try to beat them into the body.

That is a very good point, and we do pray for God to lead us to
those who are truely hungry for truth, but we still sow the seed
to the whole world, as we are told to preach the gospel to every
creature, even those who will refuse truth still deserve the opportunity

to know the truth, just like the parable of the sower who sowed
everywhere, and according to the type of "ground" it fell on
determined the results, but he still sowed on all types of ground.

Now having said that, I do also agree with your other point, and
that is that we should never try to keep shoving the truth down
someone's throat who after hearing it fights against it and isn't
open to further sincere study of the truth, you can still keep them
in prayer and perhaps later on the Holy Ghost might be able to
soften them up to receive the truth, but like I tell people, God
is a "gentleman", He will not force Himself into your life, He
stands at your door and knocks, but you must open the door
and invite Him in.  Also, what did Jesus tell the apostles to do
when people rejected the truth they were trying to share -

"And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words,
when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your
feet.
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom
and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matt. 10:14-16

Now that doesn't mean we have a nasty attitude towards those
who reject truth, we still love them, (just like Jesus still loved us
before we followed Him), perhaps some of the seeds you sow
that seem to be of no effect right now will produce results in
some of those hearts at a later date.   But we just go on to the
next person or area and sow seed there, because we might not
have a lot of time left to try to reach as many as possible.

Bro. Gary