Some may protest, "You are saying we are saved by works." We are claiming nothing of the kind. We are stating that righteous behavior is the only valid sign of salvation. If salvation is deliverance from sin, then righteous behavior is the true index of salvation. Righteous behavior is necessary if we are to inherit eternal life, inherit the Kingdom of God. Eternal life always follows righteousness, first imputed and then brought forth in the new creation.

As we are revealed before the Judgment Seat today we are making choices. We are going to the Lord for help in gaining victory over our worldliness, lust, and self-will, or we are being neglectful and careless. We are justifying ourselves in one manner or another. We are trusting the Lord to forgive us while we are sinning, and this Christ will never do. Christ does not excuse our sin. Those He loves He rebukes and chastens.

Divine grace is not an apology for man's sin. The blood of the cross does not excuse our lust and rebellion. God does not see us as though we are righteous while we are practicing wickedness. This teaching is a lie of Satan who always perverts God's truth until righteous behavior is unnecessary.

Today if someone attempts to live righteously and teaches others to live righteously, Satan speaks to this person and his followers. He speaks through Christians. Satan says, "You are a Pharisee. You are legalistic. You are trying to be saved by works."

Have you ever heard Satan say this? Satan is a scorner, a mocker. He says, "The wall you are building, if a fox jumps on it, it will crumble. Come down, come down. Who do you think you are? They will kill you. They will kill you in the night. Come down and let us reason together."

The demons love to reason. Those who are in deception love to reason and continually justify themselves.

No, we are not coming down from the wall. It may take a while to finish the wall and we welcome all the help we can get, as long as it is coming from those who are circumcised of heart. One day our wall will stand firm and sure. It is a wall against sin that the Lord will give us when He returns.

God is moving past Pentecost today. If you can hear the voice of the Spirit, look up to the Lord Jesus. He is drawing near to His Church. He is judging our sins and helping us confess and renounce them. He is guiding every detail. He is purifying the priesthood.

The Kingdom of God is at hand. It is time to take the Kingdom. Why shouldn't you be one of those who takes his or her place in the army of the Lord? It is a great and terrible movement of God that is occurring. With the Lord Jesus at the head, the army of the Lord will destroy even the memory of sin from the creation.

We are to lift up our heads when we see the tares coming to maturity. Our redemption is drawing near. Our redemption is the deliverance from sin that will come in the day of resurrection. (from Salvation Is Deliverance From Sin)