2nd Corinthians 5:10-11, “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. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”
I heard an idiot on the radio yesterday, on a religious station. The man was teaching that Christians shouldn't worry about the sins in their life, because God wasn't going to be harsh or unkind towards any believer in Heaven. Well, that man doesn't know his Bible very well. Listen to what king David said in Psalm 6:1, “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.” God is longsuffering and slow to anger, but once God gets angry... LOOK OUT! Psalm 7:11 warns that God is angry with the wicked every day. As a holy God, He hates sin with a passion, and won't dismiss anyone's frivolous attitude about sin.
1st Corinthians 11:31, “For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.” If we DON'T judge ourselves, then we WILL BE JUDGED! Judging ourselves means dealing with the problem before God has to deal with it. 2nd Corinthians 5:10 WARNS, “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.” Romans 14:12 states that every person will be held accountable by God on Judgment Day. We would be wise to live for God now as believers, confessing and forsaking our sins today, rather than face the judgment of an angry God tomorrow because of our arrogant pride disobedience.
Jesus said in John 14:26, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” As we memorize the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit will remind us of them when we need them. This is one way that the Lord helps us when we are temped (as Hebrews 2:18 promises).
God Chastises His Disobedient Children Because We Are Saved
Hebrews 12:6-8 teaches that God scourges (beats) and chastises (disciplines) His children when they are disobedient. Evangelist Paul Washer errantly teaches, close to the end of his video titled, “Regeneration Verses The idolatry of Decisional Evangelism,” that a Christian still living in gross sin after ten years of being saved, is not really saved. I totally disagree! There are many believers living in gross sin. And for that matter, all believers still commit sin. All sin is gross in God's sight. If what Paul Washer says is true, then salvation becomes subjective to discipleship.
The fact that God chastises disobedient children evidences that they are saved. Beware of Paul Washer's false doctrine, which says that a person cannot know they are born-again in an instant. Mr. Washer says that a person cannot merely write down their name and date, when they get saved, in the back of their Bible. Paul Washer says their life must evidence continued repentance and faith, otherwise none of it was ever real at all. This is salvation by qualification by works. That is not “the simplicity that is in Christ” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4), which is “THE GOSPEL” (Romans 1:16; 1st Corinthians 15:1-4).
Once saved, always saved. Salvation can NEVER be lost, forfeited or given back. It is impossible be lose eternal life once you have it. If salvation could be lost, certainly sinful Lot would have lost it. Samson would have lost it. David would have lost it. Solomon would have lost it. Demas would have lost it. peter would have lost it. Ananias and Sapphira would have lost it. The sinful man in 1st Corinthians 5:1-5 would have lost it. And for that matter, the entire sinful church at Corinth would have lost it! If saved, always saved!!!
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