BE PREPARED
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every intent of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” Genesis 6:5-8.
"If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” Matthew 5:29-30.
Do you recognize the similarities between Genesis 6:5-8 and Matthew 5:29-30? Who do you think said those words in Genesis 6:5-8? And who do you think said those words in Matthew 5:29-30?
God said those words. One is the God of the Jews. The other One is the God of the Gentiles. And the God of the Jews and the God of the Gentiles are the same God. God is only one.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, [the] Beginning and [the] End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8. There is only ONE God, not two, not three.
Brothers and Sisters. Do the God in Genesis 6:5-8 and the God in Matthew 5:29-30 sound like they are in favor if we live in sin under grace? No! If you say they are then why did God destroy them during Noah’s time? Why did Jesus say to cut off our body parts if they cause us to sin. Why did Jesus say - “for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell”? If we don’t cut off those body parts of us that cause us to sin, we will go to hell. Cut it off, He said. There is no room for living in sin under grace, none whatsoever, period. Having said that, God will judge us on an individual basis. And He will judge each one of us on judgment day, no question about that. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows whether or not we should be granted citizenship of Heaven. And no one will be allowed to enter heaven if he practices lawlessness, no one!
Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'” Matthew 7:21-23. The Law may not be important in our eyes, but in God’s eyes the Law is crucial for our salvation. We cannot practice lawlessness under grace. We cannot practice lawlessness at all in heaven. Heaven is no place for sin. Disobedient to God will not be tolerated in Heaven.
God said those words. One is the God of the Jews. The other One is the God of the Gentiles. And the God of the Jews and the God of the Gentiles are the same God. God is only one.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, [the] Beginning and [the] End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8. There is only ONE God, not two, not three.
Brothers and Sisters. Do the God in Genesis 6:5-8 and the God in Matthew 5:29-30 sound like they are in favor if we live in sin under grace? No! If you say they are then why did God destroy them during Noah’s time? Why did Jesus say to cut off our body parts if they cause us to sin. Why did Jesus say - “for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell”? If we don’t cut off those body parts of us that cause us to sin, we will go to hell. Cut it off, He said. There is no room for living in sin under grace, none whatsoever, period. Having said that, God will judge us on an individual basis. And He will judge each one of us on judgment day, no question about that. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows whether or not we should be granted citizenship of Heaven. And no one will be allowed to enter heaven if he practices lawlessness, no one!
Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'” Matthew 7:21-23. The Law may not be important in our eyes, but in God’s eyes the Law is crucial for our salvation. We cannot practice lawlessness under grace. We cannot practice lawlessness at all in heaven. Heaven is no place for sin. Disobedient to God will not be tolerated in Heaven.
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