Many Christians have been deceived into believing that God will not judge believers. They believe that their sins have been forgiven, past present and future. That is not true. The wages of sin is death, the soul that sins will die, believers and non-believers.
What then is the benefit of being a believer, born again with the hope of eternal salvation?
Jesus forgives the past sin of those who believe in Him and repent of sin. They become children of God who belong to the household of God. As children of God they come into obedience to God. They stop sinning. They are also subject to the discipline of God, which is severe on His children. He did not spare Jesus. “Though He were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him;” Hebrews 5:8,9.
Neither will God spare any of His other children but He will chastise them and bring them to perfection through suffering, if they endure.
“My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.” Hebrews 12:5-11.
If we refuse correction we will be judged with the world. Many Christians are chastised through sickness, misfortune, death of loved ones and many other ways. It is the grace of God that leads us to repentance and utter holiness. Some never repent and will receive the reward of sin, death. The wages of sin is death. Children of God will be judged more severely that sinners because they had knowledge of the truth but refused to obey.
NO sin will be allowed into heaven, neither any sinners, even if they were believers. Only doers of righteousness are justified by God. “Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. Revelations 22:15
There is no partiality with God. The soul that sins will die!
Monday, June 7, 2010
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