Your questions are coming from the teaching of “Lordship” Salvation, that says that a person has to test to see if they are saved by looking to see if the works of their life are a good reflection of Jesus. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. – Titus 3:7, In the above passage (1 Corinthians 6:9- 11) Paul is addressing the unrighteous, the unsaved person and he is saying they will NOT receive a “sonship” based inheritance into the Kingdom of God because they will NOT enter the Kingdom of God.  Previously in this article I have been talking about “reward based” inheritance, which are “conditionally earned” rewards given to a believer based on the faithfulness of the believer after salvation.  But there are also unconditional “sonship” inheritance “gifts” that every believer receives when they “enter” the Kingdom of Heaven.Â. When we see this word, we think of a sissy. I do believe that love and humility are the highest attributes of God’s nature, but I am always seeking to better understand the truth of His Word. It is then that they will enter God's kingdom, but they will not reign as overcomers in it. Paul’s warning that people who maintain this kind of lifestyle won’t inherit the Kingdom was to say that by doing so they identify themselves as unbelievers, because it’s only by the power of the Holy Spirit that we can avoid such a life, and even then the sinful nature can overpower us from time to time. read "see." “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. CLAIM: Some interpreters argue that Christians with these sins will not be forgiven, and they will not go to heaven. 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. I warn you, as I warned you before, that d those who do 2 such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. Those who worship Jesus must do so in Spirit and Truth (John 4:24). As we can see from Philippians 1:6, God is going to complete the good work that He began at Salvation.  God is going to burn off the “dross” of sin in the person through the Sanctification process.  If the believer cooperates with the Holy Spirit, then the believer will inherit rewards in Heaven.  If the believer doesn’t cooperate with the Holy Spirit after he is Saved then he will have a miserable time fighting the Holy Spirit, probably die an early death and have little to no reward based inheritance in Heaven but he will have his “entrance” into Heaven and his sonship based inheritance in Heaven. The phrases “inherit the kingdom,” “inherit the earth,” and “inherit the land” occur several times in the New Testament (NT). The question is does the person only have a “profession of faith” but doesn’t have a “possession of faith”? It’s one thing to enter the kingdom it’s another to inherit it. And hating. It was his repentance that lead David to “Mt Moriah” to make a sacrifice, the place where Abraham took his son to make a sacrifice. He clearly explained who can enter, inherit and be thrown out. Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. The wicked, then, do inherit the kingdom of God, but it is only in the event of their having been first converted to the Lord in true repentance, and having in this way ceased to be wicked. Another problem occurs when a Christian tries to do good works by their own power and reasoning, thinking they must do good works or they will loose their Salvation.  But as I said before, we are not to be motivated by “fear” but by “faith”.  God has prepared the good works and He provides the means for us to do them.  It’s the “joy of the Lord” that is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).  We must deny our selfish reasons and do it out of our love for God, knowing that in this way we are drawing closer to God and He will reward us for doing so.Â. Think of the difference between enter and inherit from the standpoint of your earthly family. The Bible provides lists of the types of people who will not inherit the kingdom of God, but it also tells us who will inherit the kingdom of God.. redeem.  I know that I need Your forgiveness to cover the penalty of my sin and Your righteousness in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Paul even gives over a believer to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, even unto death, so that this person wouldn’t be a snare to other believers in the Church, knowing that the person’s Spirit would be preserved unto eternal life even if they died from this discipline (1 Corinthians 5:5). Jesus spoke several times about who will excluded from Heaven: For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:20).. There is a difference between eternal life and the kingdom of the heavens. The fact that I continued to commit sin after my salvation experience, in which I was resisting the pull to publicly accept Christ and the Spirit “fell” on me and actually moved my feet and lips to walk to the Preacher and speak the words, caused me to doubt my salvation. The scripture from “1 John” is a serious call to “self examination” to see if you are born again and Christ abides in you. Many people are familiar with the footprints in the sand story … the two sets of footprints in the sand represent a walk of the believer in fellowship with Jesus and the “one” set of footprints represents Jesus who alone carries the believer through a trial of suffering, when the believer didn’t have the strength press on.  This is actually, the way our walk with Jesus should look all the times … the footprints of Jesus should be indistinguishable from ours because we are so closely abiding in Him, walking in His steps.  Yet, I think that sometimes, instead of one set or two sets of footprints there is a “trench” alongside the footprints of Jesus, where Jesus has been dragging the believer along in rebellion into the Kingdom of Heaven.  For some of believers the trench is short because the believer confesses his sins and walks again (1 John 1:9) but for other hard headed believers the trench is long and deep, ending right a the gates of Heaven itself.Â. The Lord Jesus told us that only honest people can enter the kingdom of heaven; only honest people can be people of the kingdom. – Jeremiah 29:13 Â, I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.  – Proverbs 8:17. So the question, “Can a thief go to heaven?” applies to all of us. I noticed that murderer is not on the list of the unrighteous (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) and some say that a murderer cannot be saved, but if that were true then they themselves would be eliminated since every man is guilty of murdering the Son of God.  Because of my sin and your sin, Jesus died.  And some Christians think that it is impossible for a “born-again” believer to murder someone and even if it is possible then that Christian should be banned from Heaven (loose their salvation) and treated as an unbeliever.  But God does not look at the outward appearance of things, He sees the true condition of the heart.  He know which children are His regardless of their sinful behavior and He knows how to discipline them and get them into Heaven, even if He has to bring them there by the rod of His discipline. Luke 4:17-21: Jesus opened the book and read from Isaiah(61): "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." If they confess their sin they return to fellowship with God (1 John 1:9). Secondly, In the case of the prodigal son, (while understanding it’s a parable), what would have happened if the son had died on his journey, And where does Hebrews 6:4-8 and Hebrews 10:26-29, factor into these? After all, Paul wrote, “The deeds of the flesh are evident… those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom … It is usually limited to sexual unfaithfulness to a marriage partner. The Rich and the Kingdom of God - Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. But perhaps the biggest problem is that most Christians are so busy building a home here on earth, doing things to bring them success and happiness in this world that they fail to see that this world is NOT their home, but their “real home” is in Heaven where Jesus is preparing a place for the believer using the material that the believer sends to Him … a life lived in trust and obedience to God’s word. – Mark 9:35”. For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in; I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me. Watch Queue Queue Indeed, he has, ” Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? However, God in His grace covers the sin nature of the unborn and the babies and children, those who have not reached an age of accountability to understand their sin or those who are physically unable to understand sin because of a mental disability. (5) reconciliation with God – fellowship with God – presence of God and fullness of joy! Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.  – John 5:24 Berean Study Bible. Go Team Grace, you’ve won the race 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”, In addition to the guaranteed “sonship inheritance” (see above) there is a “reward based inheritance” you can “earn” by your faithfulness “after” you are saved!  The “crown” rewards will be presented to believers by Jesus at the Judgement Seat of Christ if the believer has passed the specific test of faithfulness on earth to receive the crown reward.Â, Crowns of Reward for the faithful works of believers in Jesus Christ. Your email address will not be published. Nor have they made Him so mad that He just can't love drunkards, or liars, or murders after they die. Just reading in 1John 3:15. Inheriting the kingdom has nothing to do with citizenship but has everything to do with leadership, rulership, kingship. – Galatians 6:8. David committed premeditated murder but he didn’t lose his eternal security. "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption" (I Corinthians 15:50). Here is how God intends for His born-again child to behave so they can inherit full rewards in the Kingdom of God and enjoy God to the fullest now! However, a person’s works do not prove the confession of a person’s faith toward Jesus Christ. In other words, their sins were forgiven and they were made holy and right in God's sight. Watch Queue Queue. Entering through the gate of salvation takes us into the kingdom of God…but inheriting it and partaking in the kingdom of God is not the same. This is the Great Commandment “Love one another”.       In closing thought, I know it’s hard from some Christians to fathom that a born-again believer can sin in foul and perverse ways or curse God’s name or deny God’s love for them but I have heard the testimony of saved people who turned their back on Christ and committed terrible sins, only to later sense God hounding them and holding them and calling them back into His fellowship. I wish some churches would do more toward explaining scripture rather than focusing on simply getting people to come to Christ. Matthew 18:4. Not by our works or from fear of sin God even uses evil for His good purpose (Romans 8:28). God hates sin and we are to confront sin but it means that we don’t condemn or judge the motive for why a “believer” severs or doesn’t  serve God.  Each believer will have to answer to God for their walk with Christ.  Also, I am being realistic to acknowledge the ongoing battle of sin in the life of the believer and I am writing this article to give the weary believer hope, that he will not loose his salvation if he sins because God has guaranteed to complete the good work of changing a believer into the person God created that person to be.  Also, God is always knocking on the door of his born again child’s heart when that person sins, longing to forgive His child and come in and dine in sweet fellowship.  And I am giving encouragement to the believer who faithfully overcomes sin and cooperates with God’s sanctification process, that he will be rewarded by Jesus in the Kingdom of Heaven. Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.  The Kingdom of Heaven also extends to earth, during the Church Age (when believers share the gospel of Jesus Christ and abide in the Grace of Jesus Christ) and during the Millennium Age (when Christ rules with a rod of iron on earth and believers rule with Christ in their resurrected bodies! Eternal there is the word alonion. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. From the tons of comments on your articles, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here! 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