BOOK OF LIFE

No temple could be seen in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.  And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.  The nations of the earth will walk in its light, and the rulers of the world will come and bring their glory to it.  Its gates never close at the end of day because there is no night.  And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city.  Nothing evil will be allowed to enter - no one practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty - but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Revelation

All who are victorious will be clothed in white.  I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before My Father and His angels that they are Mine.  Anyone who is willing to hear should listen to the Spirit and understand what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Revelation

There is going to come a time of testing at Christ’s Judgment Day to see what kind of material each builder has used.  Everyone’s work will be put through the fire so that all can see whether or not it keeps its value, and what was really accomplished.  Then every workman who has built on the foundation with the right materials, and whose work still stands, will get his pay.  But if the house he has built burns up, he will have a great loss.  He himself will be saved, but like a man escaping through a wall of flames. 1 Corinthians

So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether someone is a good servant or not.  When the Lord comes, He will turn on the light so that everyone can see exactly what each one of us is really like, deep down in our hearts.  Then everyone will know why we have been doing the Lord’s work.  At that time God will give to each one whatever praise is coming to him. 1 Corinthians

But someone may well argue, “You say the way to God is by faith alone, plus nothing; well, I say that good works are important too, for without good works you can’t prove whether you have faith or not; but anyone can see that I have faith by the way I act.”

Are there still some among you who hold that “Only believing” is enough?  Believing in one God?  Well, remember that the demons believe this too - so strongly that they tremble in terror!  Fool!  When will you ever learn that “believing“ is useless without doing what God wants you to?  Faith that does not result in good deeds is not real faith. James

Even blasphemy against Me or any other sin, can be forgiven - all except one: Speaking against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come. Matthew