With a Subtitle: "…has nothing to do with their doctrinal beliefs."
A brief Excerpt: "…has nothing to do with their doctrinal beliefs."
Quote Source – Medium.com Reader
My Response….
A Biblical Christian worldview perspective – In the day-to-day life of the Christian, we typically have no idea what others think about our beliefs. Sometimes we get an inkling when we read stories of international persecution and see polls from research groups like Pew and Gallup on how few Americans truly have a Biblical Christian worldview.
However, when one gets on the internet on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Medium, where people are safely hidden behind pseudonyms, true opinions come flooding out. The above cryptic quote (post title and sub-title) from a reader is a case-in-point.
Matthew 25 is all about parables (Ten Virgins, Talents) and ends with sixteen verses on “The Final Judgment” of mankind. The focus is on (1) being eternally ready for our own death and the return of Christ at the rapture, (2) the value of investing in God’s work rather than squandering our opportunities to serve Him, and (3) the separation of “the sheep [saved] from the goats [lost]” at the end of the age ….
Matthew 25:46 – And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
To suggest that this chapter in Matthew “has nothing to do with their [Christians] doctrinal beliefs” is to say that being saved, serving God, and eternity in either Heaven or Hell has no bearing on God’s judgment of His people. In fact, being saved and subsequently serving God will result in eternity in Heaven, the very essence of avoiding “judgement.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Salvation – Eternal Life in Less Than 150 Words
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