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1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. NKJV
What kind of spiritual person are you building.
1 Corinthians 3:12Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, (works of sin) 13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. NKJV
We can build with any kind of works we choose. By walking in the Spirit we are showing our love for Jesus by our obedience. By doing this we are building our new spiritual person with love. In heaven that person will be known by their works. This is because their works will follow them. A prophet will be known as a prophet. A faithful servant as a faithful servant. A prayer warrior as a prayer warrior. etc
Bad works will not follow a person into heaven. When a person builds their spiritual person with bad works (sin) those works will not follow.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. NKJV
Verse 11 Paul said that those Corinthians were once known as sinners meaning they were not known as those things now. When they came to Jesus their sins were forgiven. If they continue doing those sins God does not impute any sin to them. Therefore, they still are not known as sinners.
1 Corinthians 11:30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. NKJV
God disciplined those Corinthians who were getting drunk during the Lord's supper. The first step in the disciplining process God will tell the person what needs to be corrected. The second step is to put them under the law of sin and death if they do not repent. Then He starts them on the process of dying. He makes them sicker and sicker waiting for repentance. Last step if they still do not repent God will put them to sleep (temporal death). Verse 31 the reason God judged them was to prevent them from condemnation. Therefore; they were not condemned.
They were not a drunkard in heaven because their sins did not follow them. The drunk spiritual person practicing sin that they built did not inherit the kingdom of God. The spirit person within them untouched by sin made it to heaven.
What kind of spiritual person are you building.
1 Corinthians 3:12Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, (works of sin) 13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. NKJV
We can build with any kind of works we choose. By walking in the Spirit we are showing our love for Jesus by our obedience. By doing this we are building our new spiritual person with love. In heaven that person will be known by their works. This is because their works will follow them. A prophet will be known as a prophet. A faithful servant as a faithful servant. A prayer warrior as a prayer warrior. etc
Bad works will not follow a person into heaven. When a person builds their spiritual person with bad works (sin) those works will not follow.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. NKJV
Verse 11 Paul said that those Corinthians were once known as sinners meaning they were not known as those things now. When they came to Jesus their sins were forgiven. If they continue doing those sins God does not impute any sin to them. Therefore, they still are not known as sinners.
1 Corinthians 11:30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. NKJV
God disciplined those Corinthians who were getting drunk during the Lord's supper. The first step in the disciplining process God will tell the person what needs to be corrected. The second step is to put them under the law of sin and death if they do not repent. Then He starts them on the process of dying. He makes them sicker and sicker waiting for repentance. Last step if they still do not repent God will put them to sleep (temporal death). Verse 31 the reason God judged them was to prevent them from condemnation. Therefore; they were not condemned.
They were not a drunkard in heaven because their sins did not follow them. The drunk spiritual person practicing sin that they built did not inherit the kingdom of God. The spirit person within them untouched by sin made it to heaven.