If people such as these die, they are granted an entrance into the Kingdom or perhaps like the angels that didn’t fall with Satan, they are given a choice after they did and they decide to stay with Jesus in Heaven. And God covers the sin of those who have “entered” His Kingdom by grace through faith in Jesus Christ  but if you are reading this article, then you have reached the age of accountability for your sin. Verse 12, we find, is a poor translation.  And of course, there is the hardship of grief and guilt of the parent that must seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God. Ephesians 1: 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvationâhaving also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of Godâs own possession, to the praise of His glory. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 707 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Adultery will keep one from entering heaven. He cannot,  Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot, “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not, Think of it like the sperm cell when it enters the egg cell, it starts a new life at that very point and the process of life can’t be reversed or undone anymore than you can unscramble an egg. Now, your earthly parents may have an inheritance they are planning to give you and the inheritance your receive might be based on your conduct and behavior toward them. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. Many readers assume that these phrases are ⦠The scripture from “1 John” is a serious call to “self examination” to see if you are born again and Christ abides in you. Entering the Kingdom of God is a synonym for salvation. When we see this word, we think of a sissy. The Word of God is very clear that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. I’m sorry, I kind of went off on a tangent but I am trying to convey the concept that entering the Kingdom is a “one time” event that starts a process (salvation – sanctification – glorification) that can’t be undone. Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Matthew 7:21 - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. In other words, trusting your good works to prove that you are saved and are increasing in Sanctification is just as dangerous as trusting your good works to merit your Salvation … man’s works apart from faith in Jesus are filthy rags! I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 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).. Salvation is based on “birth” not behavior. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. Jesus died for our sins (past, present and “future”) according to the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) … so Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS) is a true Bible doctrine … or I like to say Once Sealed, Always Sealed … or Once in Christ, Always in Christ … or Born Again, Saved Forever (BASF). However if you claim to be saved and yet you are not concerned about living your life for Christ then you are probably not truly saved, you are probably not “born again” and you are probably not sealed by the “Holy Spirit“. God sent His Son to save us from our SIN … our Self Indulgent Nature way of thinking, which is to think we can live a good and pleasing life apart from God. As previously stated, when a person is “born again” the Holy Spirit “seals” the person for eternal life … you have Christ “in you” … you are “in Christ”. From this point onward, until you physically die and are removed from your physical sin nature body or until you are caught up to Jesus in the Rapture, your thoughts and deeds that are contrary to your new Spiritual life that is in Christ “grieve” the Holy Spirit in you and remind you that you belong to Jesus.Â, This is what it means to be “born again” … it means you have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. God is able to lead you, guide you, comfort you, satisfy you with His love and overflow you with His joy … so it spill over onto others. God wants to give us the best of everything but we must realize that everything is best when it’s done His way … not according to our way of thinking. If you are His child and continually seek to know God and follow Him, He will guide you through this wicked world so you have “rest” for your weary soul. If you are His born again child and you continue to try to think and do things independently from God … “I did it my way” … then God disciplines those who are His (Hebrews 12:6), so they see the futility of their sin (self indulgent nature) so they will deny their sin and trust in Holy Spirit to overcome their sin.Â, God wants us to “rest” in His Grace and yield to Him as He completes the good work of Salvation that He began in His born again child (Phil 1:6). “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;” – John 10:27.  However, until someone invents a “Holy Spirit Breathalyzer” this debate about whether someone has lost their salvation or they are living in rebellion toward their Salvation or they were never saved will continue until Christ returns.Â. If you are trusting in your own good works for salvation, then you have never been saved … you haven’t lost salvation … you have never been saved by Jesus and sealed by the Holy Spirit. But if John 3:16 is true, then you are trusting in the good works of Jesus Christ for your salvation and Jesus doesn’t/can’t lie about what He will do! American King James Version ×). I wonder whether you meant the other way round? But once the wedding vow of believe in Jesus Christ is spoken by a person, there is no divorce from Jesus … you are born again … sealed for Salvation, Sanctification and Glorification! There is no part in heaven that is outside the Kingdom. When a person is saved that person receives a new Spiritual nature of Jesus Christ that desires the things of Heaven. The Holy Spirit seals the person so he can’t lose his Salvation and the Holy Spirits dells within the person to comfort and guide the person … and also to cause him sadness from sin. However the old sin nature continues to dwell in the person too and it continues to want the things of the world. As a believer of Jesus Christ it is our responsibility to deny our sin nature and walk by faith in our new Spirit nature of Christ (this is the Die 2 Live theme of this web site).Â, When we follow the Holy Spirit and do the good works of faith that God has prepared for us to do we store up rewards in Heaven for our inheritance. It we are unfaithful and walk by our sin nature then we will not “inherit” rewards in heaven. ).Â, The only way to “enter” the Kingdom is to be saved by grace through faith in believe of Jesus Christ … you must be “born again”. Salvation is a “one time act” of trusting in Jesus, that His work on the cross (by the shedding of His blood) Christ has paid your sin and by His perfect obedience, you are righteous before God. Once you believe in Jesus and enter the Kingdom you can’t leave the Kingdom since it is impossible to un-believe what you once believed and it is equally impossible to un-receive the gift of salvation, the Holy Spirit, that seals your heart for all eternity. Repentance from sin (a turning away from self and sin) and Faith in Jesus Christ (a turning toward God) are two sides of the same coin … the gift of repentance and the gift of faith supplied by the gift of God’s Amazing Grace … “all” … work together to bring the gift of Salvation (Ephesian 2:8-9). Salvation is an unmerited “gift” of God’s Grace. Salvation is not offered to you based on any good work you have done and it is not denied to you based on any bad work you have done. There is no work involved to receive Salvation and there is no work involved to keep your Salvation. Salvation means you are “at rest” in what Jesus has done to justify you before God and it means you daily “rest” in Jesus, abiding in Him, doing the good works He has prepared for you to do (Hebrews 4:10-11).  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. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Â, The above scripture is written to born-again believers as a warning to not “carry out” or act upon the desires of the flesh.Â, (1) The first way to understand this scripture is that if you are a believer of Jesus Christ and you, (2) The other way to understand this scripture is that Paul is warning people in the church of Galatia (and all believers everywhere) that if they practice deeds of the flesh and have no remorse or conviction of their sin, then they should examine themselves to see if they have been born again and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. The Holy Spirit of God will bring. This is the Great Commandment “Love one another”. 11Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? In other words, to not inherit the kingdom of God is to not have eternal life. The assurance of eternal life in Christ is meant to comfort the believer that Jesus will complete the good work, since it is not up to the believer to complete the work!  Yet, the reward of serving Christ in Heaven will be based on the faithful service that is given to Christ on earth now! Like the poor widow who gave to the treasury at the temple two small cooper coins which represented all she had (Mark 12:41-44). Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Praying to be found worthy for some crowns. Godâs kingdom is not like the worldâs. Another problem that causes a Christian’s growth (sanctification) to be stunted and their rewards to be withheld is that most Christians remain on a diet of “milk”, pacified with the teaching concerning their salvation but not they are not daily reading their Bible, or being a Berean to study the scriptures for themselves! The “meat” of God’s word is to study the scriptures to see how the promises in the Old Testament are fulfilled in the New Testament … like how the 7 Jewish feasts are represented by the 7 candle Menorah and are fulfilled in the life of Jesus Christ. Also, a third of the Bible is prophecy, yet many Christians don’t study it and are unaware of the signs of the time, especially today!  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! But what do you think about his self righteous brother, who had good works but a bad attitude toward the Grace given to his prodigal brother … was this brother saved? Children Exclusion Like Good People Birth, Spiritual People Converted Kingdom Of God, Entry Into Entering The Kingdom Teachableness Christ Telling The Truth Kingdom Of Heaven Loving Children and said, âTruly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. It seems that these terms are not used interchangeablyâ¦so a beliver could enter the kingdom because they are saved yet they might not inherit the kingdom? "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption" (I Corinthians 15:50). White House outbreak even worse than previously known. Thank you so much for this! Kim, Thank you for your comment. Mark 10:15 “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Gal. The above scripture is written to born-again believers as a warning to not “carry out” or act upon the desires of the flesh. I have recently updated this article to indicate that this scripture can be understood in one of two ways but this scripture is NOT a warning that you can loose your salvation. (Gal.    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. 15 If any manâs work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.“, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 “Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lordâ 7 for we walk by faith, not by sightâ 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. (2) The other way to understand this scripture is that Paul is warning people in the church of Galatia (and all believers everywhere) that if they practice deeds of the flesh and have no remorse or conviction of their sin, then they should examine themselves to see if they have been born again and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. The Holy Spirit of God will bring guilt on a believer if they practice sin and do not confess sin. This guilt will nag and hound at the heart, and it can lead to sickness and even death if the sin is not confessed by the believer to the Lord (1 John 1:9). In comparison the believer who is living a righteous life in Christ, the Holy Spirit may feel grief because of the sin and suffering that is in the world and empathy for others who are suffering from the effects of sin and those who are lost in sin. The righteous believer will feel uplifted and rejoice in righteous living and victories of righteous done in Jesus name.     This does not mean that we are to condone sin, especially in the life of the believer. âYou will indeed drink My cup,â Jesus said.  God has already revealed Himself to you concerning your sin and you are without excuse if you have not accepted His offer of salvation for your sin in His Son, Jesus Christ. Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden for president Kamala Harris: Justice not done in Breonna Taylor case. (3) Adulterers shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Now, your earthly parents may have an inheritance they are planning to give you and the inheritance your receive might be based on your conduct and behavior toward them. Nor have they made Him so mad that He just can't love drunkards, or liars, or murders after they die. It is usually limited to sexual unfaithfulness to a marriage partner. 1 Corinthians 15:50 Context. Father!â 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God 17 And if children, then heirsâheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. Entering the kingdom of God/heaven serves as the prerequisite for inheriting the kingdom of heaven. Jesus points out that the sin of “lust” and “coveting” is like adultery and stealing. – 1 John 4:18”, The issue of how a person is saved (Salvation) and how a person is kept saved (Sanctification) is divided into to primary camps called “Arminianism” vs “Calvinism”.   The Arminians think the “free will of man” can choose salvation in Jesus and the free of man can choose to loose their salvation. The Calvinist think “the sovereignty of God alone” chooses those who are saved in Jesus and God alone keeps them saved. However, I belong to the camp of “born again Christians” who think the free of man can choose Salvation in Jesus and the sovereignty of God keeps that person saved. Â, Note, choosing Salvation in Christ is not like choosing what socks to wear or choosing fish instead of chicken to eat or choosing to add sugar to your coffee. You are not choosing to “add” Jesus to your life but you are choosing to have Jesus become Lord of your life. “Choosing” does not accurately describe what Salvation is … choosing is only part of the way we understand Salvation. More importantly you are “believing” Jesus is Lord of All, that He died for your sin and rose again on the third day and He can grant you forgiveness of your sin and eternal life (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Â, For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures – 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. A believer is judged for the “rewards” he inherits in the Kingdom of Heaven at the Judgment Seat of Christ (also called the Bema seat) based on his good works of faith he has done in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:10). Note, the Judgement Seat of Christ is not a judgment for entrance into the Kingdom, that was decided and guaranteed when the believer was born-again. There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1) … a believer is covered by the righteousness of Christ and is righteous to enter the Kingdom based on Christ’s righteousness. However, a believer can loose rewards and privileges to serve Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven by not faithfully serving Him now, on earth. 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