Grace for your spirit March 5, 2009

Dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and  to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,  II Thes 1:8-9

God promised in His Word that His Son Jesus would return to reward the faithful and punish the wicked.  The question is often asked, who are the faithful and who are the wicked?   The Holy Spirit revealed that the punishment will be for those who do not know God, and have not obeyed the gospel of our Lord Jesus.  When we know God, we will obey His commands.  When we obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, we will believe in Him and obey Him in baptism.  If we choose to live outside the will of the Father, and reject being in Christ, then we are certainly in jeopardy of eternal destruction.  God does not grade on the degrees of good and bad behavior.  He grades and saves based on our obedience to Him.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit

Philippians 4:23