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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Corrupting the Protestant Reformation, continued
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13—NIV)
It can't hurt to be prepared. After all, this is what the Bible teaches.
"Will I be saved anyway even though I don't prepare myself to stand in the day of evil?; even though I don't present my body a living sacrifice?; even though I don't deny myself, take up my cross, and follow Jesus?; even though I lay up treasures on the earth rather than in Heaven?; even though I do not carry extra oil with my lamp?; even though I bury my talent?; even though I do not bring forth the fruit of godliness in my personality?; even though I neglect my salvation and do not take heed to what Christ and His Apostles have commanded?"
I don't think so.
"I have been told I will be saved by grace even if I don't serve the Lord as I should."
I suggest you read the Bible and find out for yourself! The following is what you will discover.
If you don't prepare yourself to stand in the evil day, the age of moral horrors that is at hand, you may be deceived and fall away from Christ. If you do not die in Christ you will not be raised in the Day of the Lord; you will not be ever with the Lord. It is the dead in Christ who will be raised from the dead and caught up to meet the Lord at His coming. To be in Christ means you are living each day in intense interaction with the living Lord. The expression in Christ is not referring to a profession of faith you made in past time. The Day of Salvation is always today. To point to an experience in the past and refer to it as when you were "saved" is not scriptural. Salvation is always right now!
If you are not presenting your body a living sacrifice you will not be able to prove the will of God for your life.
If you are not denying yourself, taking up your cross, and following the Lord Jesus, you will lose your life. You will not participate in the resurrection to eternal life.
If you are not laying up treasures in Heaven you will be naked in the Day of the Lord, having no inheritance.
If you are not carrying extra oil with your lamp the door to the Kingdom will be shut in your face.
If you are not bringing forth the fruit of godliness in your life you will be cut from the Vine, from Christ.
If you are neglecting your salvation you will not escape punishment.
If you are not obeying the commandments of Christ and His Apostles you will be treated as a disobedient servant.
If you do not die in Christ you will not be resurrected from the dead and caught up to meet Him when He appears. It is as straightforward as this!
God never meant for His grace in Christ to be used as an alternative to obeying His Word. There are penalties for not obeying God and we will pay them with grace or without grace.
It is time for a new reformation in order to reform the excesses produced by the first Reformation. Does this make sense to you? How do you feel about this? (from Corrupting the Protestant Reformation)