Originally Posted by
DiscipleDave
It may be a simple question, but the answer is not so simple.
The question is which answer do you want to hear. There is the worldly, easy Christianity answer, which liars and thieves will still go to Heaven because when you are Saved can't lose it. And there is the Truth which the Bible teaches.
Rev_21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
1Co 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
So should i believe the Scriptures and what they plainly teach, or believe the words of people from the last days generation?
Does that mean no thief will enter into Heaven? If a thief repents and stops stealing, then he is no longer a thief is he?
If a liar repents and stops lying, he/she is no longer a liar is he/she?
Do you see how that works?
No fornicator will enter into Heaven. So if you are one of those people who continue to fornicate, you ARE a fornicator, i don't care what you claim with your mouth "Im Saved", "I'm under the Blood", "I'm under Grace", "Once Saved Always Saved" if you continue to fornicate you ARE a fornicator.
if you continue to commit adultery, you ARE an adulterer.
if you continue to lie, you ARE a liar.
if you continue to steal, you ARE a thief.
So simple children can understand that.
Now if you Repent and cease. (NOTICE, i did not just say repent, i said repent
AND CEASE) Then you are no longer seen as an adulterer, a liar, a thief, a fornicator in the eyes of God. But as long as you continue to do those things, you ARE those things and will NOT enter into Heaven, as the Bible plainly teaches, there will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth.
No liar will enter into Heaven.
No thief will enter into Heaven.
No adulterer will enter into Heaven.
No fornicator will enter into Heaven.
If you repent and cease to lie, then you are no longer a liar.
If you repent and cease to steal, then you are no longer a thief.
If you repent and cease to commit adultery, then you are no longer an adulterer.
If you repent and cease to have sexual relations, except with your spouse, then you are no longer a fornicator.
How simple is that, how easy to understand that, children can understand and grasp this Truth. But leave it to the wicked generation that teaches you can continue to lie, cheat, and steal, then still go to Heaven, because they cling to the false doctrines that they so dearly love. Again, much weeping and gnashing of teeth on the Day Jesus Returns and they are left behind.
Responding to OP