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1 | Treasure? | Matt 6:20 | Mommapbs | 120185 | ||
Greetings Rowdy! According to your post you have identified our treasure as "God's Home" or eternal life with Him. But does God's Word say that we are the beneficiaries of that (God's Home, Heaven, eternal life with God) as a result of faithful service and obedience? Please clarify this. My thinking on this passage is this: God treasures people. When we invest in things that contribute to the salvation of the souls of the lost, we become participants in the expansion of the Kingdom of God. This is how, it is my opinion, that we are "storing up treasures" in heaven. The crown of life that you referenced in Rev 2:10 is what we receive as a result of our faith in the finished work of Christ - we can not earn it by faithful service and obedience. It is waiting in heaven for us.(Acts 26:18; 1 Peter 1:4) Blessings to you! mommapbs |
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2 | Treasure? | Matt 6:20 | Rowdy | 120218 | ||
You make several good points. The main and most important benefit or reward here on earth resulting from being in God's family is the peace and tranquility we get in spite of living and working in a world filled with lost sinners and much Godlessness. Now concerning "storing up treasures in Heaven," I do think God expects us to do everything in our power to spread His Good News of His Son's offering salvation to the whole world. And I think we'll be better able to appreciate whatever reward we get ultimately in Heaven; I'm just not sure how to describe that reward with specifics. I don't think the Bible is very clear with its description of this reward. Revelation is filled to overflowing with pictures of heaven with reference to streets of gold and mansions of wonderful jewels and costly stones but personally I think this is all figurative, especially for the first century christians. But all of humans have a great tendancy to think in finite terms as that's all we can comprehend completely. So God has great difficulty in describing exactly what He's got in store for us, but whatever it is, it's going to be greater than any of us could possibly imagine. My last point: I'm thankful to God that none of this controversy is going to matter very much as long as we put our faith in Him, His Son and the Perfect Sacrifice that Jesus performed for us on that cross. Overall the Bible seems very clear: IF we've complied with the terms and conditions of Jesus' Last Will and Testament, we qualify to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and go home to God the Father. True enough, there's absolutely nothing that you or I can do to earn this coveted reward. We just show proof just like the separation of the sheep and goats. There it's very evident who's who and what's really inside a person life: devotion to God or a choice to follow the devil. Is our name in the Book of Life? How can we be certain? Put our talents to work for Him as plainly portrayed in Jesus' parable of the talents. How can we be certain we'll get into the gate at the final showing of the bridegroom? By studying God's Word and staying in constant prayer to God, keeping God's light brightly shining throughout the world in our lives, as described in Jesus' parable of the ten virgins. I hope this clarifies my statement. God bless. --Rowdy |
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3 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | Mommapbs | 120220 | ||
Greetings Rowdy, Are you suggesting that our salvation is based upon Grace AND works? At first you write, "IF we've complied with the terms and conditions of Jesus' Last Will and Testament, we qualify to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and go home to God the Father." What are those terms? Then, you ask: Is our name in the Book of Life? How can we be certain? How can we be certain we'll get into the gate at the final showing of the bridegroom? You answer: Put our talents to work for Him . . . a (and) By studying God's Word and staying in constant prayer to God, keeping God's light brightly shining throughout the world in our lives . . . didn't the Parisees DO these things? As I read what you have written, where does grace enter the picture of salvation that you have painted? Blessings, mommapbs |
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4 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | armond888 | 120222 | ||
Rom 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace | ||||||
5 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | armond888 | 120223 | ||
2 Tim 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Eph 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. Clearly we can NOT be saved through works.. however as a result of being saved .. our behavior changes so that we pursue works of righteousness that God has ordained that we should live out... Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. James 2:18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." 9 James 2:20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? 10 James 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. |
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6 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | Mommapbs | 120227 | ||
Greetings armond888 - I appreciate your input. Just as the thief on the cross had no opportunity to "work", he was saved by grace! (Lk 23:43) The Lord knows who are His. Blessings - I hope you'll keep participating here! mommapbs |
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