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NASB | Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:33 "But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right--the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also. |
Bible Question: If you have been saved but go live of this world are you going to go to heaven when you die,Even if they are not living for God? |
Bible Answer: The key word in your question is "if" -- "If you have been saved..." One can never escape Jesus' truth of Matthew 7:13-27. The cause of salvation is always by grace through faith in Christ; never obedience, never good works. But the effect of salvation is always obedience, always good works. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his worksmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10). To affirm that one has been "saved" who continues to live in sin, i.e., habitually to practice sin, goes against Bible teaching on what it means to be regenerated (born again) in Christ. It is the sort of "dead faith" that the brother of our Lord writes of in James 2:14-26. --Hank |