The Gospel of Christ Should Not Be Viewed As A "Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Pass"
Both Christians and non-Christians will face judgment in coming ages. On the cross of Calvary, Christ paid for the sins of all and guaranteed the ultimate redemption of all, “especially” those who are now Christians (1 Timothy 4:10). However, God continues to lovingly judge our sins and correct and chastise us for good reason (Hebrews 2:6). What loving father wouldn’t? If we just substitute the word “judgment” for “hell,” we can begin to understand how God, to one degree or another lovingly “judges” every one. In the coming ages, those who were Christians in this present age will most certainly find themselves on the receiving end of Christ’s judgment (Heb. 9:27).
Many Christians think that when they became Christians they received some kind of “get-out-of-jail free” pass or exemption from any future judgments of God after they die. If, instead of equating God’s fiery judgments with retribution in Hell, we view them as a purifying and refining process (Isaiah 48:10), it is easy to understand that in varying degrees, God will be judging both Christians and non-Christians alike. Paul warns Christians about this judgment of their works by fire (1 Corinthians 3:12-14). James warns Christians that faith alone, apart from works, will not exempt them from God’s judgments (James 2:12-18). The law of sowing and reaping applies equally to both Christians and non-Christians(2 Cor. 9:6 and Gal. 6:7-8). Many Christians view the parable of the separation of the sheep and the goats as not applying to them, because they are saved by grace, not works (Matt. 25:31-46). But Jesus clearly indicated that many of those who are turned away believed in Him and thought they “knew him” (Matt. 7:22-23). Many Christians think that the parable of the rich man who was being punished in Hades and the poor man who was being comforted in the bosom of Abram does not apply to Christians. Most of us identify with the poor man, when maybe we should view ourselves as similar in many ways to the rich man, instead. Some of us might mistakenly be relying on our “correct theology” to exempt us from God’s judgments, a modern day form of Phariseeism.
No one believes and appreciates the doctrine of Salvation by grace, apart from works, more than I. Because of God’s wonderful gift to us at Calvary, there are no barriers at all to our establishing a relationship with Him. When we come to Him repenting of our sins, He freely forgives us. If, however, we willfully continue in sin, He lovingly judges, and chastises and corrects us. This is true for Christians and non-Christians alike. Nowadays, many born-again Christians, have been misled into thinking that most of the teachings of Jesus do not apply to them, because they think that, somehow, the rules have changed after Pentecost and that the new “law of grace” somehow trumps the “law of sowing and reaping,” which Jesus taught in so many ways. I believe that we are saved by grace, and not of ourselves. It is important to remember, however, that the born again experience does not result in the instantaneous achievement of perfection. Rather it should be viewed as the beginning of a wonderful process of transformation which is accomplished in the heart of every believer by God’s Holy Spirit. Because of Calvary, the death penalty of sin has been removed and death has been defeated. But Christ’s death on Calvary did not remove the need for God to lovingly guide, chastise and correct His children in order to mold them into the image of Christ (Romans 12:1,2). As noted above, there is much Scriptural evidence in support of the view that this process of transformation continues into the next life and the ages to come. One day, (at the conclusion of the ages, I believe), Jesus will finally present us faultless, and with great joy, before the glorious throne of God the Father (Jude 1:24).
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