I have often questioned, "How do Jews that don't believe Jesus is the Messiah make it to Heaven?" Many people tell me it is because they are God's chosen people and have a right of passage into the Kingdom. How is that even possible? That is going against scriptire. Scripture says that we have to believe that Jesus can save us in order to be able to repent of our sins, and if we don't, we can't make it to Heaven. Many Jews don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and are not willing to ask for forgiveness of sins, and therefor they can't be saved, and then they can't make it to Heaven. Many people avoid that by saying that Jews can't sin. But, 1 John 1: 6-10 proves that wrong.
I would love to see what people have to say about that subject.
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In God’s sight, they might be far better people than we are.
So it’s not my place to condemn him as a human being. It’s not my place to decide whether he’s one of God’s children. It’s not my place to look down on him.
"This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart." Then every man will receive his commendation from God. (1 Cor.. 4:1-5)
"None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.' So each of us shall give account of himself to God. Then let us no more pass judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother." (Romans 14:7-13)
First Corinthians 4:5 is an important verse: God will commend, not condemn his people when they enter heaven. But it is obvious that some Christians have little desire to serve their Lord fervently and whole-heartedly in this present life. Others serve God their entire lives, hardly ever faltering or compromising, giving to Him all they have to give, even losing their lives if that is required of them. Doing the will good can be evaluated to have been "good" or "acceptable" or "perfect," according to Romans 12. The "good works" done by the believer are, however, not what he or she does for God, (in the energy of the flesh) but the works Jesus is permitted to do through us. Only what Jesus does survives, all else is burned up.
It is better for us to grow more and more aware of our sins through diligent pursuit of holy living, through prayer and fellowship, through study of the Word of God and regular self-judgment that averts the judgment of God. Otherwise we may drift away with the crowd into compromises that leave us in the end no different from the pagans around us. If that occurs we are in jeopardy of losing our rewards which God desires to give us.
"Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord and not men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality." (Colossians 3:23-25)
This present life is not where our goals, hopes and dreams and fulfillment are to be found---God's purpose is for us to regain our lost humanity and become whole persons who will live forever in a new creation. It is not for this life only that God is preparing us, but for something far more glorious and splendid. This is all made possible not by our best efforts but by the grace and mercy He has already lavished upon us and is ready to supply anew if we will but ask.
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