Jennie (22 Feb 2012)
"RE: Rudy Wallace"

 

Jennie, this is an age old argument.  The short answer to your question is yes, but then let me hasten to add.......those who are born again know better than to get involved in the things you mentioned, but if they do, they have an advocate with the Father.  That's really what salvation is all about.  Jesus and His shed blood was powerful enough to do the the job 100% without us having to "help Him" keep ourselves saved.  People may slip and backslide, and rather than committing adultery or getting drunk or carousing, they may have a lustful thought or fail to forgive someone or think they will have some special favor with God.  The flesh is weak but the spirit is strong, and remember that after the rapture our bodies will be changed.  Mortal will put on immortality and corruption will put on incorruption.

 

In addition, there were 616 laws that had to be kept perfectly in order to obtain righteousness and Jesus said if you have broken one you have broken them all.  

 

Grace is not a licence to sin and God will prick our conscious and maybe even cut short our earthly life for sinning, but if we trust in Jesus for our salvation, rather than our own personal behavior,

then we have nothing to fear when the rapture takes place. 

   

Jesus is not coming for a partial bride, but rather for a complete bride.