by jimwalton » Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:42 am
I would say you do not. First of all, why would you want to spend eternity with a God you don't love, have rejected, and walked away from? Heaven is for people to spend eternity in relationship with God, and it seems that you have no interest in that.
Secondly, 2 Timothy 2.12-13 says that if we disown God, He will disown us. This is not describing a temporary weakness of faith, but an intentional repudiation of relationship with Him, which sounds like where you are at.
I believe quite confidently that we can't lose our salvation but we can give it away, which it sounds like what you have done. In the Gospels when people asked Jesus to leave, He did (Nazareth, Gadarenes). He doesn't stay where He's not welcome. You are saying He's not welcome in your life, but you wonder if He will welcome you to heaven. My assessment is "no". Jesus will not vouch in heaven for anyone who has refused to have anything to do with Him in their time on earth.
Revelation 2.10 says those who are faithful will reap the reward. Rev. 2.26 says that those who do the will of God "to the end" will receive the prize. You've left in the first lap of the race, and it seems you're wondering if you can still get a medal. I don't think so.
I would say you do not. First of all, why would you want to spend eternity with a God you don't love, have rejected, and walked away from? Heaven is for people to spend eternity in relationship with God, and it seems that you have no interest in that.
Secondly, 2 Timothy 2.12-13 says that if we disown God, He will disown us. This is not describing a temporary weakness of faith, but an intentional repudiation of relationship with Him, which sounds like where you are at.
I believe quite confidently that we can't lose our salvation but we can give it away, which it sounds like what you have done. In the Gospels when people asked Jesus to leave, He did (Nazareth, Gadarenes). He doesn't stay where He's not welcome. You are saying He's not welcome in your life, but you wonder if He will welcome you to heaven. My assessment is "no". Jesus will not vouch in heaven for anyone who has refused to have anything to do with Him in their time on earth.
Revelation 2.10 says those who are faithful will reap the reward. Rev. 2.26 says that those who do the will of God "to the end" will receive the prize. You've left in the first lap of the race, and it seems you're wondering if you can still get a medal. I don't think so.