""Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."
We will spend one more daily lesson to explain the importance of what Paul said in Romans 4:4-5.
Most every "Christian" denomination erroneously contends that, if after a lost soul has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, that soul commits another sin in the flesh, unless that soul repents the sin and asks specific forgiveness for it, he/she loses his/her salvation and is again condemned to die the spiritual death. In the quote Paul makes if vividly clear that our earthly deeds have NOTHING to do with whether or not our souls are eternally saved. That is determined entirely by whether or not we have faith in Jesus Christ.
It is established in Ephesians 4:30, that once a lost soul has received the gift of eternal life, through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, that soul is "sealed" by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption. ("And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, WHEREBY YE ARE SEALED UNTIL THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.") Also, 1 John 3:9 confirms that one who has been reborn in the spirit by faith in Jesus Christ, CANNOT commit a sin capable of breaking that eternal seal. (Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.)
Now, does all this mean that everything a persons does, whether good or bad, after he/she has believed, is perfectly acceptable. We must remember that there will be TWO judgments and he answer is, as it pertains to the way our eternal souls are judged before God the Father, YES. That is because when God the Father makes His final judgment pertaining to our eternity, He will ONLY see the righteousness of Jesus Christ in those of us whom have accepted His saving grace by believing in the life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension of His only begotten Son.
Our deeds, whether good or bad, as they pertain to how we will be seen at the judgment seat of Christ is another matter all together and the answer would be NO, because the bad things we do toward one another are NOT acceptable in the sight of Jesus Christ. Jesus will judge His own before the "judgment seat of Christ", long before the lost are finally judged before God the Father at His "great white throne".
Our deeds, whether good or bad, as they pertain to how we will be seen at the judgment seat of Christ is another matter all together and the answer would be NO, because the bad things we do toward one another are NOT acceptable in the sight of Jesus Christ. Jesus will judge His own before the "judgment seat of Christ", long before the lost are finally judged before God the Father at His "great white throne".
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, ACCORDING TO THAT HE HATH DONE, WHETHER IT BE GOOD OR BAD." (2 Corinthians 5:10)
I hope I have presented this so that it rightfully conveys the lesson in a way that can be understood. If anyone has any questions about this lesson, I would be happy to try and answer them.~
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