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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Brain and the Mind, #3
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7,8—NIV)
What can Paul possibly mean by saying "will reap destruction," "will reap eternal life"?
You know, this passage does not agree with the Evangelical concept of salvation. Can you see that? We think of salvation as a ticket to Heaven, not as a result of what we sow.
I think that Paul means if the believer chooses to give in to his fleshly desires he or she will bring a cloud of evil into the spirit realm at the time of physical death. This is a reaping of destruction.
If the believer chooses to follow the Spirit of God each day, putting to death the appetites and passions of the flesh, he or she will bring a cloud of righteousness, holiness, and obedience into the spirit realm. This is his or her eternal life.
Then too there is the question of how the individual will fare in the day of resurrection. To maintain that no matter what kind of personality the individual has brought into the spirit realm he or she will be ushered into the new heaven and earth reign of Jesus Christ by grace or mercy is without foundation in the Scriptures. In order to support this current product of Evangelical reasoning one must adopt a handful of verses taken out of context and discard the remainder of the Scriptures.
Every human being, Christian or not, will be judged in terms of his behavior.
God "will give to each person according to what he has done." To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. (Romans 2:6-8—NIV)
Right now, today, we are sowing. If we are following the Lord Jesus faithfully, taking up our cross and patiently serving Him, denying ourselves, refusing to make the pursuit of pleasure our way of life, then we are laying up a treasure in our mind that we will bring with us into the spirit realm when we die.
But if we, Christian or not, are serving the desires of our flesh, soul, and carnal mind, betraying those who trust us, stepping on other people in order to get ahead, always doing that which pleases us or gives us an advantage, indulging our lusts (some Christian fathers molest their daughters sexually), lying, stealing, refusing to forgive, causing division and confusion wherever we go, then we can be certain that when our body and physical brain die we will bring a cloud of evil into the spirit realm.
Do you think such an individual (and there is a multitude of carnal believers in the United States who profess to be "saved by grace") is going to hear "Well done, good and faithful servant, enter the joy of your Lord"?
Do you really in your heart of hearts believe such unscriptural foolishness?
To be continued.