"Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you." 1 Corinthians 3:13-16
I have met so many Christians who believe they are falling in and out of salvation. One day they are saved, the next day they are not. 2000 years ago Paul was dealing with the same thing. He told the Corinthians, “Look sure your works will be tried, you will receive rewards and maybe losses, but you will still be saved, don't you people know who you are in Christ?” I marvel that we still have to preach the same message today. People still want to earn it, they still want to condemn, themselves and others; they still lack an understanding of who they are in Christ. But we have seen the Truth and the Truth has made us free! One of my favorite verses is Hebrews 6:1, "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us move on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God." Perfection, God wouldn’t have written it, if we couldn’t have it! And through Christ we have it! We were just born again into it! “I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in One; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.” John 17:23
I have met so many Christians who believe they are falling in and out of salvation. One day they are saved, the next day they are not. 2000 years ago Paul was dealing with the same thing. He told the Corinthians, “Look sure your works will be tried, you will receive rewards and maybe losses, but you will still be saved, don't you people know who you are in Christ?” I marvel that we still have to preach the same message today. People still want to earn it, they still want to condemn, themselves and others; they still lack an understanding of who they are in Christ. But we have seen the Truth and the Truth has made us free! One of my favorite verses is Hebrews 6:1, "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us move on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God." Perfection, God wouldn’t have written it, if we couldn’t have it! And through Christ we have it! We were just born again into it! “I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in One; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.” John 17:23
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