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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
But if He has taught me anything, it is that is safest to err on the side of His love for us. That doesn't mean that believers won't suffer, as even that suffering will be in love to fully develop us into glorified sons of our Father. Again, His motive is always love toward us as children.
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There is no doubt concerning His love. (God so loved the world that He gave His Son. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us.) But what I´m seeing is that His Kingdom is a matter of righteousness. God wants to have His kingdom on earth and share His authority and administration with His sons to rule on the earth. It will be a realm of justice, uprightness, righteousness, peace and joy. He will lead justice to victory.
After being saved, our righteousness through Christ expressed in good works, acts, fruit, etc. honors the King and prepares us to be qualified to enter. Yes He loves us along the way, but the requirement to enter is righteousness.
- seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness
- unless your righteousness surpass... you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens
- blessed are those having been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens
- His wife has made herself ready. And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.
- friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?
- not every one who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of My Father who is in the heavens.
- so that you might walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
- be diligent to make your calling and election sure. For practicing these things, never at any time shall you stumble. For in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.
- if we endure, we will also reign with Him
- joint-heirs of Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him