1stCenturyLady
Well-Known Member
Of course not, but what if they sin in the flesh? Do they inherit the Kingdom of God or not. And what is inheriting the Kingdom of God?
ROMANS 8 EXPLAINED
- Thread starter H. Richard
- Start date
-
Welcome to Christian Forums, a Christian Forum that recognizes that all Christians are a work in progress.
You will need to register to be able to join in fellowship with Christians all over the world.
We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!
Of course not, but what if they sin in the flesh? Do they inherit the Kingdom of God or not. And what is inheriting the Kingdom of God?
We can't make a conclusion about the race while the race is in progress. A person can enter in and out of the kingdom realm in the Spirit. In fact we will all do just that. I'm speaking here of people who are actually entering in in the first place.
Going in and out is how we learn to be as Jesus in character. It's like breathing in and out...or like a hammer going up and down on us...forging our characters into Christ.
Inheriting is only at the end of the race. Some people will have run worthy of entering in permanently...and others not.
1stCenturyLady
Well-Known Member
That's a human way of putting it. We come in and out of a FULL salvation. God doesn't just condemn everyone that doesn't abide in Christ. We are learning to be as Jesus. So then it looks somewhat like this
A full salvation...to a pathetic condition...then
A full salvation...to a slightly improved condition...then
A full salvation....to a more humble and Christlike condition...etc
Until the 2 conditions are parallel....and we have learned to be as our Master.
This is God's "plan" in Christ. We will be judged by our final condition...of what kind of person we are....and what kind of works we do.
In the meantime...we are being forged into a mould of Jesus.
1stCenturyLady
Well-Known Member
The once saved, always saved troup are not going to like that. It puts a cramp in their getty up!
I suppose not!
When we try straining the word of God through the understanding of men...we get a cardboard cut-out of something that is supposed to be life giving.
1stCenturyLady
Well-Known Member
Like saying not entering the Kingdom of God is merely a lack of rewards, while still going to heaven. God will not be mocked.
it is the loss of all things...unto shame and nakedness.
Sometimes in a sports exhibition...a person will streak naked before the crowd....especially if it is televised.
Invariably that person is cast out of the stadium...at the very least.
But so will many "believers" be rejected who have not kept their garments clean. These are seen as "filthy" in a spiritual sense.
Their destiny is to wander away from the presence of God in outer darkness. They shall be the servants of servants.
John's First Epistle has similar thoughts; it is a matter of continuing in the light and not continuing in sin.
Romans 8 is a truly tremendous chapter!
That's quite a song there Farouk! It's nothing like anything I've ever listened to! I kind of liked it even though I'm an old lady!
Episkopos is a musician, did you know that? If you pester him, maybe he will post some of his music for you. He has one song called Jacobs Ladder that I just love!
So are you referring to link to Disciple's Radical in the header?
Interesting that Episkopos is a musician.
Oh okay so you did like the Biblical lyrics effectively expressed by Disciple's Radical. (Ithink it it's effective, anyway) If you've not heard something like this before, why not listen to it a few times, and it may grow on you, so to speak, if you like it already.
Yes, I liked the lyrics. But without the closed caption of them, I would not have been able to understand what they were saying very well! haha. It was very high energy too! I think you are probably much younger than me. It sounds like music my nephew listens to.
Well, seriously, if you like lyrics expressed in this style you're a hard rock woman but didn't realize it. (By the way, you are way off my and wife's ages...Yes, I liked the lyrics. But without the closed caption of them, I would not have been able to understand what they were saying very well! haha. It was very high energy too! I think you are probably much younger than me. It sounds like music my nephew listens to.
) In the end, music is all about developing capacities to appreciate a particular style.Romans 8 truly ends on a tremendous note:
"38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Well, seriously, if you like lyrics expressed in this style you're a hard rock woman but didn't realize it. (By the way, you are way off my and wife's ages...
Does your wife come in here Farouk??
Nope; she's busy on the Web, mind, though not on this site.Does your wife come in here Farouk??
(We're probably straying a bit now from Romans 8...
)Similar threads
