Suffering Loss

YES!!!! A born-again believer will never lose their salvation but they will suffer a loss of rewards if they do not obey God. And, continual disobedience may be a sign they were never born again to begin with.

1 Corinthians 3:14-16 "…14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?…"

Matthew 7:21-23

I Never Knew You

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"

Matthew 13:28-30 "…28‘ An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29 ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First, collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’ ”…"

In these last days it is difficult to tell the difference between the wheat and the tares because the wheat have allowed too much of the world into their hearts. They have been decided by false preaching and devilish tactics.

Matthew 24:24 "For there shall arise false christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

Those who live a lifestyle of sin and have no conscience about it are likely not born again. Those who have been fooled by false teaching might be saved.

In the case of those who have no conscience over sin, they must repent becoming born again if they are to see Christ and heaven. For those who have been deceived, they must confess their sin and begin seeking Christ once again as they did in the beginning.

Revelation 2:4-6 "…4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. 5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate."

When God removes the lampstand from a church or a person, He is not removing their salvation but it is a disgrace to them that He is removing their witness. They are useless for the Kingdom and have lost rewards in heaven.

This has been the case in the United States, God has removed our lampstand, we are in disgrace as a nation. Even though our nation has never been fully Christian there have been many Christians here who carried the word of God to the world.

In these last days, the last two generations have perverted the gospel of Christ replacing it with a social gospel placing Christ second to their human agendas of living a cushy happy life. They have turned worship services into laugh fests to entertain the patrons.

Also remember that God disciplines those He loves.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

It was God Who shut down the churches because their lamp was extinguished. Those who ran the apostate churches would silence and run off anyone who would bring the truth of correction from the Word of God.

We have a mess in our country that cannot be fixed except when individuals confess their sinfulness and desire to be cleansed by Christ. Only He can cleanse a wicked heart. All they have to do is confess and trust in Him.

John 14:5-7 "5 “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”…"

Hebrews 12:7-9 "…7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?…"