MY DEAR READER,
I desire, as God shall help me, to set forth the portion of a believer and that of an unbeliever, and may you honestly say to God which portion is yours.
I.
What God says as to the present and eternal portion of a believer.
Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 3:26.) GAL 3:26
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. (John 3:36.) JOH 3:36
He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24.) JOH 5:24
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. (John 6:47.) JOH 6:47
Every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:40.) JOH 6:40
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. (John 10:27.) JOH 10:27
He that believeth in Me, though he were dead yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. (John 11:25, 26.) JOH 11:25-26
That we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Cor. 5:21.) 2CO 5:21
Quickened us together with Christ.
Raised us up together.
Made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:5, 6.) EPH 2:5-6
By grace ye are saved. (Eph. 2:5.) EPH 2:5
Now are Ye the sons of God. (1 John 3:2.) 1JO 3:2
Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Christ. (Rom. 8:17.) ROM 8:17
He hath chosen us in Christ. (Eph. 1:4.) EPH 1:4
Made us accepted in the Beloved. (v. 6.)
In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (v. 7.)
Made nigh by the blood of Christ (Eph. 2:13.) EPH 2:13
Light in the Lord. (Eph. 5:8.) EPH 5:8
We are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. (Eph. 5:30.) EPH 5:30
Jesus delivered us from the wrath to come. (1 Thess. 1:10.) 1TH 1:10
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. (2 Tim, 4:8.) 2TI 4:8
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation. (2 Thess. 2:13.) 2TI 2:13
Whom He called, them He also justified; and whom He justified, them He also glorified (Rom. 8:30.) ROM 8:30
I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:38, 39.) ROM 8:38-39
Ye are the temple of God, (1 Cor. 3:16.) 1CO 3:16
And ye are Christ's. (1 Cor. 3:23.) 1CO 3:23
Born again by the Word of God. (1 Peter 1:23.) 1PE 1:23
A spiritual house, a holy priesthood. (1 Peter 2:5.) 1PE 2:5
Partakers of the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4.) 2PE 1:4
Boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. (Heb. 10:19.) HEB 10:19
By Him all that believe are justified from all things. (Acts 13:39.) ACT 13:39
The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7.) 1JO 1:7
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (1 John 5:11.) 1JO 5:11
These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life. (1 John 5:13.) 1JO 5:13
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16.) JOH 3:16
II.
What God says as to an unbeliever.
By nature the children of wrath. (Eph. 2:3.) 1JO 1:
Cannot please God. (Rom. 8:8.) ROM 8:8
He that believeth not is condemned already. (John 3:18.) JOH 3:18
Dead in trespasses and sins. (Eph. 2:1.) EPH 2:1
Children of disobedience. (Eph. 5:6.) EPH 5:6
No inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Eph. 5:5.) EPH 5:5
Worthy of death. (Rom. 1:32.) ROM 1:32
Become guilty before God. (Rom. 3:19.) ROM 3:19
To whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. (Jude 13.) JUD 13
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Rev. 21:8.) REV 21:8
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment. (Matt. 25:46.) MAT 25:46
To go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched. (Mark 9:44.) MAR 9:44
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:44.) MAR 9:44
In the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. (Acts 8:23.) ACT 8:23
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha that is, accursed]. (1 Cor. 16:22.) 1CO 16:22
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth. (2 Thess. 2:12.) 2TH 2:12
He that believeth not The Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36.) JOH 3:36
The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction. (2 Thess. 1:7-9.) 2TH 1:7-9
None that doeth good, no, not one. (Rom. 3:12.) ROM 3:12
None righteous, no, not one. (Rom. 3:10.) ROM 3:10
Their feet swift to shed blood. (Rom. 3:15.) ROM 3:15
The way of peace they have not known. (Rom. 3:17.) ROM 3:17
He that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:16.) MAR 16:16
Alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works. (Col. 1:21.) COL 1:21
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them. (Eph. 4:18.) EPH 4:18
Vain in their imagination, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Rom. 1:21.) ROM 1:21
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, (Rom. 1:29.) ROM 1:29
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents. (Rom. 1:30.) ROM 1:30
Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful. (Rom. 1:31.) ROM 1:31
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Rom. 1:32.) ROM 1:32
Lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. (2 Tim. 3:2.) 2TI 3:2
Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good. (2 Tim. 3:3.) 2TI 3:3
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. (2 Tim. 3:4.) 2TI 3:4
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. (2 Tim. 3:5.) 2TI 3:5
Foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3.) TIT 3:3
To them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. (Titus 1:15.) TIT 1:15
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. (Titus 1:16.) TIT 1:16
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying-s, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal. 5:19-21.) GAL 5:19-21
No whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Eph. 5:5.) EPH 5:5
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. (Rev. 22:11.) REV 22:11
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Rev. 22:15.) REV 22:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:15.) REV 20:15
I have thus gathered from God's holy Word some passages which refer to believers and unbelievers.
Every one in this world belongs to one or other of these two classes. God has divided the world in John 3:36 JOH 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Is one of my readers saying, I wish I belonged to those who have title to all that list of glorious possessions, now and in the future?
There is one precious word for you: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, (Acts 16:31.) ACT 16:31
Many thousands have passed that way from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God; why not you?
Do not rest, I beseech you, till all this blessing is yours. Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids, until you can say, with divine certainty, Everlasting life is mine. "The Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.”
The Lord Jesus stands with out-stretched hands saying, Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matt. 11:28.) MAT 11:28
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with Me. (Rev. 3:20.) REV 3:20
To my fellow-believers I would say, Seeing we are washed, sanctified, justified, brought to God, made meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; seeing we are forgiven all trespasses, and have eternal life, and can never lose it, let us proclaim to those around the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, who procured every spiritual blessing for us by His death upon the cross, and who says, "Behold, I come quickly." (Rev. 22:7.) REV 22:7
Surely our hearts respond, Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:20.) REV 22:20
M. C.