Everlasting Too Late
Throughout most of this year
(2022), we’ve been looking at the subject of the afterlife. Everything from
where we go when this life is over, to the judgment scene, and things you will
never do in Heaven.
One of the harsh realities
that people overlook is that when this life is over, your destination is for
all of eternity. If you think you know where you’re headed, I urge you to
compare your life to scripture and see it if lines up. Remember this important verse,
I’m Heavenbound!
The apostle Paul writes, As it is written: “There
is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none
who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become
unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”
(Romans 3:10-12)
Since sin has entered this
world, no one can consider themselves “a good person”. Paul goes on to say, for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Some who read this, get a ‘heavenly’
attitude and say, “Yes, we’re all sinners, but we’re also forgiven by God.”
In other words, they see
this as a blanket statement. Let’s make this verse more personal, for Chris Mentzer has sinned and
fallen short of the glory of God. Putting my own name in this
verse, as everyone should, makes it more personal and more meaningful. This
should make us all uncomfortable that we are sinners and deserve the punishment
of Hell.
Obedience Must Come First!
This is the part, in the
religious world, that the majority of the people overlook. Jesus couldn’t have
said it any clearer, “Not
everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will
say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will
declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:21-23)
This is aimed at, primarily,
those who say belief is all you need to be saved. Jesus never said that! Look
at the first verse of this passage, ‘He who DOES the will of My Father in
heaven.’ Does is an action word meaning that something must be done to be
saved. This is why people continue to struggle with the idea of baptism for the
remission of sins (Acts 2:38).
Time is Running Out!
When a person dies, their
fate is seal forever. Jesus said, “I
must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming
when no one can work” (John 9:4). For a better understanding of
this verse, please read my article, See You Tomorrow.
James has to this say about
time running out, Come
now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend
a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what
will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even
a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead
you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”
(James 4:13-15)
Conclusion
One day, it will be everlasting
too late to make your decision concerning your eternal destination. If you’re
not sure, doublecheck the scriptures to see how your life matches. Jesus said, “He who rejects Me, and does not
receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will
judge him in the last day.” (John 12:48)
Paul writes in 2 Corinthians
6:2 …Behold, now is
the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Don’t
put off for tomorrow what you can do today. You may not get a tomorrow and
then, it will be everlasting too late.
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