No unclean thing will enter into heaven. Something must be done to make us pleasing to God. Isaiah said, "We are all as an unclean thing, and all of our righteousness are a filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind have taken us away, Isaiah 64:6. And then Paul said, "There is none righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10. The apostle John said, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us" 1 John 1:8.
Many wonderful spiritual things take place when a repentant sinner comes to Christ to be saved by him. He is given the Holy Spirit that is also the Spirit of truth, John 16:13. He becomes a seeker of truth. It is the Holy Spirit that guides him into all truth, John 16:13. The Holy Spirit is also his teacher and his comforter. He is comforted by the fact that he has made peace with God, Romans 5:1 and that his name is written in heaven, Luke 10:20.
God then places the repentant sinner "In Christ." Colossians 3:3. The life of Christ becomes his life. He posses it by faith. He, like Paul, believes that he has been Crucified with Christ, Galatians 2:20, that the body of sin might be destroyed, so that he will no longer have to serve sin, Romans 6:6. God now sees the repentant sinner "In Christ" completely justified, sanctified and redeemed, 1 Corinthians 1:30. Clothed in the imputed righteousness of Christ, Romans 4:6 and ready for heaven.
It is only through the Gospel that fallen man can be justified and made pleasing to God. "But to him that does no works, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5. This righteousness is the righteousness of Christ. It is this righteousness that reconciles us to God, 2 Corinthians 5:18 and makes us fit for heaven.
Trying to be saved some other way than by the Gospel will result in your condemnation. In the judgment if God does not see you clothed in the righteousness of Christ you will perish. "And when the king came in to see the guest, he saw there a man that did not have on a wedding garment and he said to him friend, how come you came in here without a wedding garment? and he was speechless. Then the King said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" Matthew 22:11-13. Don't be caught without the robe of the righteousness of Christ or you will perish.
Many wonderful spiritual things take place when a repentant sinner comes to Christ to be saved by him. He is given the Holy Spirit that is also the Spirit of truth, John 16:13. He becomes a seeker of truth. It is the Holy Spirit that guides him into all truth, John 16:13. The Holy Spirit is also his teacher and his comforter. He is comforted by the fact that he has made peace with God, Romans 5:1 and that his name is written in heaven, Luke 10:20.
God then places the repentant sinner "In Christ." Colossians 3:3. The life of Christ becomes his life. He posses it by faith. He, like Paul, believes that he has been Crucified with Christ, Galatians 2:20, that the body of sin might be destroyed, so that he will no longer have to serve sin, Romans 6:6. God now sees the repentant sinner "In Christ" completely justified, sanctified and redeemed, 1 Corinthians 1:30. Clothed in the imputed righteousness of Christ, Romans 4:6 and ready for heaven.
It is only through the Gospel that fallen man can be justified and made pleasing to God. "But to him that does no works, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5. This righteousness is the righteousness of Christ. It is this righteousness that reconciles us to God, 2 Corinthians 5:18 and makes us fit for heaven.
Trying to be saved some other way than by the Gospel will result in your condemnation. In the judgment if God does not see you clothed in the righteousness of Christ you will perish. "And when the king came in to see the guest, he saw there a man that did not have on a wedding garment and he said to him friend, how come you came in here without a wedding garment? and he was speechless. Then the King said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" Matthew 22:11-13. Don't be caught without the robe of the righteousness of Christ or you will perish.
