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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Removing the Things That Offend, continued
And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. (Ephesians 1:9,10 NIV)
To be saved is to be part of Christ. Therefore we ought not to view going to Paradise as our goal but abiding in Christ.
To be removed from the Kingdom means to be removed from Christ.
Everything that causes sin is to be removed from the Kingdom. Today the Spirit of God is emphasizing that we are to confess our worldliness, our bodily lusts, and our self-will. The Spirit leads us to an area of concern. Then we are to confess the particular behavior as sin and turn away from it by the help the Lord gives.
The Spirit uses the Word of God to convict us of sin. We must always obey the Word, the commandments issued by the Lord and His Apostles.
There are many reasons advanced today in Evangelical teaching as to why we are not bound to obey the commandments of Christ and His Apostles. All of these reasons are coming from Satan. We absolutely must obey the text of the New Testament if we are to have Christ, the Kingdom, formed in us.
All who do evil will be removed from the Kingdom. If we refuse to cooperate with the Holy Spirit as He seeks to put to death the deeds of our body, we ourselves will be removed from the Kingdom.
Is it possible for Christians to have tares in their personalities? Yes, indeed it is.
Is it possible for someone who has Christ in them to live in such a manner that Christ is choked out by the tares? Indeed it is. Consider the parable of the sower where the Divine Seed is choked out by the weeds of the world.
Is it possible to be part of Christ and then to be removed from the Kingdom? Yes indeed. Think about the branch in Christ that did not bear fruit. It was cut from the Vine.
Notice also:
But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 8:12 NASB)
The sons of the kingdom! The warnings of the Lord are clear enough but the theology of our day has removed the fear of God from the churches. Although the fear of God has been removed, the dreadful punishments set forth in the New Testament will take place nevertheless.
No sin ever shall be permitted to remain in the Kingdom of God, not by mercy, grace, God's love, or any other means. Either the sin goes or we go.
Jesus said that when He was casting out demons the Kingdom of God was near. So it is true that the coming of the Kingdom of God to us takes place as the tares of sin are removed.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:42 NIV)
To be continued.