Will All Christians will go to heaven. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” From this we can see the importance of obeying all of Jesus’ commands. Although salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8,9), obedience is required as evidence of saving faith. Today, around 2 billion people claim to be Christian, but many only go to church because it is their tradition. Some go for personal benefits in this life. At the same time, there is a merging of religions taking place around the world. This is sometimes called the Emerging Church Movement. The idea is to forget all our differences and just try to be in agreement with everyone, even if that means tolerating ideas and actions that are against Jesus and the Bible. The Apostle John wrote in 1 John 4:1-3, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:55:34 +0000