Receiving the Results of Our Choices

We have mentioned phase A of the inner man—the adamic soul and spirit.

We have mentioned phase A of the outward man—the flesh and blood adamic body.

We have mentioned phase B of the inner man—the life-giving spirit, or, Christ in us.

We have mentioned phase B of the outward man, which is the restructured, revived flesh and bone physical body now made alive by spiritual energy. The spiritual energy will be the Life of Jesus if the inner man is in the image of the Lord; but not the Life of Jesus if the individual has not been found worthy to walk in white with the Lord Jesus (Revelation 3:4).

When the time comes for the rewarding of the person according to his conduct on earth, the inner man will reenter the revived outward man. Now there is a whole person again, consisting of a spirit, a soul, and a body.

At this point the individual will receive the results of his choices and his behavior. He will reap what he has sown. His whole person will receive what he chose to do in life and he then will be sent to an appropriate environment.

It can be seen that some persons will experience shame and possibly torment when they are raised and clothed with the consequences of their conduct. Others will be glorified and receive honor in that day.

It is important for each Christian to understand that mercy may intervene to save us from destruction in the Day of the Lord but never to affect the kind of reward we receive in that Day. Grace and mercy operate now, authorizing, guiding, and empowering us so we may attain a better resurrection. Grace and mercy enter now that we may sow life instead of death.

Grace and mercy never serve to set aside the law of sowing and reaping. Grace and mercy warn us of what is ahead if we do not repent, and then give us the wisdom and power to change our behavior so God may forgive us and help us live righteously before the day of judgment.

What, then, is the role of the atoning blood?

The atoning blood of Jesus covers our sinful flesh until such time as the Lord has converted our inner man into His own image. After our inner man has been converted, what the Lord has created in us will be revealed to the creation. The glory of the sons of God will be unveiled in the eyes of the creation.

The blood keeps us without condemnation while the process of re-creation is taking place. The monumental error is the concept that the purpose of the blood of Jesus is to provide an alternate method of pleasing God. It no longer is essentially necessary, evangelical scholars maintain, that a person practice righteousness, love mercy, and walk humbly with God in order to have fellowship with God. It no longer matters if he practices abominations because God sees him only through the blood of His beloved Son. This is not true. It is a wresting of the doctrine of the Apostle Paul to the destruction of the individual.

To be continued.