S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries

The first mention of not inheriting the kingdom of God is found in Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth. "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be dece...

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July 01 2013 • 14 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

James Kraft Supporter 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If you read First Corinthians 15:50 it explains the reason all of those sins in us can not inherit the kingdom of God. Flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God, but only our spirit which is made perfect without the flesh. So even though we commit those sins, the spirit is saved.

Our old nature and our flesh and blood can not be saved. Now we ought not to be living in those sins as God does chasten those He loves. But even though we do, our spirit is still saved in the day of the Lord.

It is one of the reasons that we can never be lost. Our spirit is saved forever, but the sinful flesh and blood has to die.

If you read about all the sins of the Corinthians, how they were living in fornication, drunkenness, and many other sins, but Paul called them brothers in Christ. He even said the one who was living with his fathers wife was saved.

He said if he did not repent, he would turn him over to Satan so that his body would be killed, but his spirit would be saved in the day of the Lord. He would lose his reward in heaven, and lose his life, but he could not lose his salvation.

When a believer falls in to great sin, and does not repent, then we become useless to God and He will take us out of the world. But, we can never lose our salvation because Jesus paid for all those sins too.

Now the man did repent and was welcomed back in to fellowship in the church. Corinth was a very sinful city with prostitutes everywhere, and Paul warned them against sinning against their own body by going to them. He said they were joining the Lord to a prostitute.

No one can truly tell if another person is saved or not. Just because a person professes to be a believer does not make him one. It is only those that have accepted Christ as their savior are saved and can never be lost. Just because a preacher preaches does not mean he is saved and has accepted Christ as his savior.

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Samuel Onsare Supporter

Whatever we do, let us do it or talk as Christians, and weigh our talk and actions considering who we are in this world.

This is because we are witnessing for Christ our savior. We must be careful not do sin, struggle but remember that we are ambassadors thus reflect the image of GOD who we serve in this world. Otherwise, without listening to our inner person (holy spirit) we can not please our God. Always as christians, let us be indwelled by the holy spirit to over come sins.

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Daniel Veler Supporter

Your question (1 Corinthians 6:9 - 11): What does it mean that a person will not inherit the kingdom of God?

Many have asked this question in the past. Until you comprehend how a person enters the kingdom of God, you won’t grasp what prevents someone from entering it.

People in the days of Jesus asked him these questions. “When will the kingdom come?” They were expecting a literal kingdom to appear in their days. However, Jesus explained that the kingdom doesn’t come through observation; instead, it resides within each individual. They didn’t comprehend what Christ was saying, and many people today don’t either. 

Like 17:20: “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, 'The kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, "Lo here!" Or, "Lo there!" For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.'”

Some preachers and teachers claim that one enters the kingdom of God after death. However, those who blindly accept others’ teachings lose the hope that Christ offers. If they had been informed that the kingdom resides within them, they would realize they are already part of it while they are alive. Their hope would be knowing that they have been accepted by God and have become his children. 

To understand this even clearer, the apostle wrote the following:

Romans 14:17: “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.”

How are we brought into the kingdom of God? Through faith in Jesus. 

As to the ones who don’t inherit the kingdom of God, they are those who love darkness more than light. Meaning they reject Jesus because they love their sin more than Jesus.

There is another truth that leads you to know you are in the kingdom of God. That is eternal life that you receive when you receive Jesus. But this is also misunderstood. It actually reveals to you that you have come into the kingdom of God. Learn what eternal life is so you can know you are a child of God.

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