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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Righteousness, continued
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Revelation 22:14,15)
There already has been one rebellion in Heaven against the rule of God. Would we bring about another rebellion? Will the Christian people behave in Heaven and in the new Jerusalem as they do on the earth?
The principal difference between Heaven and Hell is found in the personalities and behavior of the inhabitants of each area.
The nations of the earth will be deceived into unrighteous behavior at the end of the thousand-year Kingdom Age. God will not save them "by grace." They will be destroyed by fire because of their deeds (Revelation 20:8,9).
No person will be admitted into the new Jerusalem (the holy city) on the basis of assigned righteousness but on the basis of righteous behavior. This is not to say we earn admittance to the new Jerusalem. Assigned righteousness is the authority that admits us to the path that leads finally to the new Jerusalem. If we choose to follow the path of life we will dwell in the new Jerusalem. But if we, after having accepted the atonement made by Christ, choose to follow the path of sin and rebellion, we will never enter the new Jerusalem.
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? (Romans 6:16)
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:22,23)
He that overcometh [chooses to put Christ first in all areas of life] shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:7,8)
The wall of the new Jerusalem will keep out all unrighteous behavior. That is why the wall is there.
No person will be permitted to remain in the Kingdom of God who continues to behave unrighteously.
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:21)
The above passage is addressed to the "churches of Galatia."
We see, therefore, that the Kingdom of God does not consist of assigned righteousness only but also of righteous behavior. Righteous behavior is expected of us while as yet we are on the earth, according to Paul.
To be continued.