But “being saved” only means our sins are forgiven;

we won’t be condemned or put to death by the law.

We still sin often and are not worthy to enter!

If they can enter because they’re saved by faith,

then why did the Lord Jesus say,

My co-workers, let us fellowship our different ideas

about “being saved” and “entering the kingdom of heaven.”

Brothers and sisters,

this very important topic is clearly explained in the Bible.

Amen!

We’ve been saved through our faith in Jesus Christ.

Remember: Once saved, always saved.

When He comes, we will enter the kingdom of heaven.

Amen!

We were saved when we accepted the Lord’s salvation.

Once saved, always saved.

This is how we’ll enter the kingdom of heaven.

Amen!

Brothers and sisters.

Here’s my view on “being saved” and “entering the kingdom of heaven.”

“Once saved, one is always saved and will enter the kingdom of heaven.”

This is how we interpret God’s work.

But it is totally against God’s word.

Lord Jesus never said

one can enter the kingdom of heaven after being saved by faith,

but that only he who does the will of the heavenly Father will enter.

Only the word of Lord Jesus is the authority and the truth.

Man’s imagination is not the truth,

not the standard of entering the kingdom of heaven.

Brothers and sisters, we say that we are “saved by faith.”

But “being saved” only means our sins are forgiven;

we won’t be condemned or put to death by the law.

It doesn’t mean that we can follow God’s way,

break away from sin and be holy,

nor that we can enter the kingdom of heaven.

We are forgiven of our sins by faith,

but the sins still remain.

We can still sin and resist God,

living in a circle of sinning and confessing.

How can such people enter the kingdom of heaven?

The Bible says,

If a habitual sinner can enter the kingdom of heaven,

it’s against the real situation in heaven.

Do we dare say there are filthy and corrupt habitual sinners

in the kingdom of heaven?

Have we ever heard of a filthy evil person in the kingdom of heaven?

The Lord is righteous and holy.

Would He let a habitual sinner into the kingdom of heaven?

Jesus once said,

Therefore, people bound by sin and who aren’t holy

can’t enter the kingdom of heaven.

If they can enter because they’re saved by faith,

then why did the Lord Jesus say,

Why did He say He would separate sheep from goats

and tares from wheat?

Therefore,

“entering the kingdom of heaven after being saved by faith” is untenable.

This point of view contradicts the word of the Lord Jesus!

Look, this is very simple!

The Lord Jesus’ salvation is like a rope.

If we hold on to it tightly,

we’ll surely be brought into the kingdom of heaven.

You don’t have such faith. Are you worthy of getting in?

Amen!

That’s right! We’ll just rely on the Lord’s salvation.

By His grace alone, we’ll enter the kingdom of heaven.

Amen!

That’s right.

Brother Lang, Sister Lyu, I think you’re wrong!

We used to think

“we can enter the kingdom of heaven once we’re saved.”

But after their fellowship,

I feel it doesn’t reflect the words of our Lord Jesus!

The Lord Jesus actually never said anything like that.

This is just man’s hope and our imagination!

Brother Lang, Sister Lyu, being saved is not the criteria.

We still sin often and are not worthy to enter!

The Lord said

only he who does the will of the heavenly Father can enter.

Perhaps this idea isn’t as simple as we had imagined after all!

It is said in the Bible,

Amen!

This proves that the Lord Jesus has forgiven all our sins

through His crucifixion.

The Lord doesn’t regard us as sinful, then who can accuse us?

Amen!

Brothers and sisters, the Bible says,

But we must be very clear who are the ones chosen by God?

Those habitual sinners, traitors,

those who steal from the offering,

fornicators, the fearful, and the hypocritical Pharisees,

are they the ones chosen by God?

If anyone who believes in God is one He has chosen,

then for the words in Revelation,

“For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers,

and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie,”

how do we explain it?

Therefore, not everyone who believes in God is chosen by God.

Only those who truly serve the Lord and love God, and have real testimony

are ones chosen by Him.

For example, Abraham, Job, and Peter

are those who obeyed and feared God.

They have righteous deeds and testimonies.

They were approved by God.

No one could accuse them.

Yet when did God call all believers righteous?

Most people often sin, resist and betray God. This is a fact.

Lord Jesus never called most of His believers righteous.

And so, those “chosen by God”

refers to those who do righteous deeds and can follow God’s will.

I can’t agree with what you’ve said.

The Bible says,

By faith in Jesus Christ,

we are no longer condemned and will enter the kingdom of heaven! (Amen!)

Right! Whomever believes in Jesus will not be condemned.

We will enter God’s kingdom! (Amen!)

Brother, we like to think our belief in Jesus Christ

means we are already in Him.

This is our notion.

“In Christ Jesus”

doesn’t refer to all believers in the Lord Jesus.

Actually, most of them are not approved by God.

Just as the Lord said,

Among those who are not chosen,

some of them only eat the loaves and are filled;

some never love the truth, much less practice the truth;

some even perform evil against God,

especially those religious leaders,

most of whom walk the way of the Pharisees

and are false shepherds against Christ;

and some are just believers in name.

So if we say all who believe in the Lord are in Jesus Christ,

this is baseless!

So who are the ones mentioned in the word of the Bible,

They are those who abide by God’s commandments,

practice the truth, and obey God.

In other words,

they are the ones who pursue the truth and gain the life,

are able to obey Christ, no longer do evil,

and are completely compatible with Christ.

Such people are those who are “in Christ.”

It’s not true that all believers in the Lord are “in Jesus Christ.”

Some believe in God, but God doesn’t acknowledge their belief.

For instance, the Lord once said,

Can we say that these people who preach, cast out devils,

and do many wonderful works in the Lord’s name are all in Christ?

Aren’t they just the ones condemned by God?

So, “believing in Jesus Christ” and “being in Christ” are different.

Believers who cannot be approved by the Lord

are not ones in Christ.

This is because God’s work of saving man

is not as what we’ve imagined

that all believers in God can be saved.

Many of them will be eliminated,

especially those who sin willfully after they know the true way,

like people who steal offerings, who deny God,

who betray God, who don’t practice the truth,

the fearful, and the fornicators.

These people will still be condemned and eliminated.

Those who engage in evil will be punished.

Just like the Bible’s Hebrews 10:26 says,

So, not every one who believes in the Lord is in Christ.

But they are those who love the truth and pursue the truth,

and obey Christ and have true knowledge of Him,

have no notion, no disobedience, and no resistance against Christ,

can make Christ’s heart his own and can do God’s will.

Only they are the ones who are in Christ,

who are approved by God, and who can enter God’s kingdom.

You mean “believing in the Lord” is not “being in Christ”!

And that people in Christ won’t be condemned

doesn’t refer to all believers,

but those who do the will of the heavenly Father.

Only they can enter the kingdom of heaven!

Yeah! If people don’t follow the Lord’s word and willfully sin and resist God,

they’ll still be condemned!

This preaching is so practical and so profound!

Having believed for years,

I’ve never heard such preaching from any pastor or any elder.

We should listen to it more!

People are sinful,

but the sin offering of the Lord Jesus is forever effective.

As long as we confess, the Lord will forgive us!

We are sinless in the Lord’s eyes,

so we will enter the kingdom of heaven!

Exactly! The Lord Jesus has forgiven all of our sins.

And we will definitely enter! (Amen!)

Brothers and sisters, the Lord Jesus did forgive our sins.

But it doesn’t mean we aren’t sinful,

or we’ve broken free from the shackles of sin and become holy.

The Lord Jesus has forgiven our sins.

But what does sin mean here?

We all know things like fornication and theft,

which are against the law, the commandments, and God’s word,

all are sins.

Anything that resists God, condemns God, and judges God are also sins,

not to mention blasphemy against God, which is unforgivable!

In the Age of Grace,

the Lord Jesus made Himself the sin offering for mankind.

Only by praying, confessing, and repenting to the Lord

would people not be condemned or put to death.

In other words, God no longer took them as sinners.

And mankind could pray to the Lord directly

and enjoy His grace due to His forgiveness.

This is the real meaning of “sins are forgiven.”

Although man’s sins are forgiven

because of the sin offering made by the Lord Jesus,

it doesn’t mean that man will no longer sin or resist God.

Because man’s sinful nature still remains,

he can still resist God, betray God, and make an enemy of Him.

How could he be qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven?

Like Almighty God’s word says:

Brothers and sisters,

the redemptive work Lord Jesus did was only to forgive men’s sins,

but it did not resolve their corrupt disposition.

Satanic dispositions like arrogance, selfishness, and craftiness

still remain within them.

These corrupt dispositions

are something deeper and more profound than sin.

They’re also the root of man’s resistance to God.

If these satanic corrupt dispositions are not resolved,

people will still resist God, and still judge and condemn God

via their imagination and false notions.

In persecution and tribulation,

they’ll still deny God, and even betray Him just like Judas.

If given power, they will form separate kingdoms to fight against God.

Some will even steal God’s offerings and offend His disposition,

and will be condemned by God and perish.

Today, most pastors and leaders in the religious world

do not follow the words of Lord Jesus.

They willfully misinterpret the Bible,

saying that man’s words are God’s words.

They exalt man’s word over those of Lord Jesus.

So the believers all worship and follow man,

having no place in their hearts for the Lord,