While on earth, all born again Christians live to do the will of God, as servants of the ‘Most High God,’ children of their heavenly Father, ‘GOD & SONS’ act together to bring in the Kingdom of God to as many as possible! True Christians are not people doing all they can to get saved, for they are safe and saved already, what they do individually or together is to live to glorify God, it is as it is written: ‘Like the rest, (of men) we were (Jews and Gentiles) by nature objects of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God – not of works so that no-one can boast. For we are (Jews and Gentiles) God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2: 3-10) This is as positive as it can be, and a glorious end is certain and assured! This portion of the Bible, which I have mentioned already indifferent contexts, states very clearly that the eternity of all human beings is decided even before they are born. This is God’s way, decided by his great love and wisdom!

All, believers, and unbelievers, pass away from this world, but only Christians do not die, for death means eternal rejection from God and by Him. Christians cannot be separated from God even for a minute, because they were made eternal beings when, by His will, they were born again, and passed from death to life, and from Satan to God! Jesus said to Martha and her sister Mary, whose brother Lazarus had just died, in their grief, He said: ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? Yes, Lord, she told Him: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.’(John 11:26-27) Martha did not really answer the Lord’s question, but confessed her faith in who He was! Little did she know at that point what Jesus really meant and what He was going to do, for he brought Lazurus back to life! 

To prove that resurrection is a reality, and that all is possible to God, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, not four minutes after he died, not four hours but four days! that is awesome power! What do you think? When a disciple of Christ dies his soul goes to paradise, but when an unbeliever dies, He goes into hell to await the final judgement! A believer does not fear the last judgment, for Christ had been judged for Him, and has borne God’s wrath on the cross! His whole life is in the process of sanctification, and the Holy Spirit leads Him in the ways of the Lord! This is why we have teachings given by teachers, pastors, so that the saints grow into the likeness of Christ the Lord! This process is clearly written: ‘And we know that in all things God works for the good for those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, That He (Jesus) might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined He also called; those He called, he also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. What shall we say in response to this? If God be for us, who can be against us. He who did not spare His only Son, but gave Him up for us all – how will He not also, along with Him graciously give us all things? (Romans 8: 29-32) This persuades us that our security is in God who is for those that love Him! We must always bring our thoughts into the light of His word, for our two natures are contently in conflict, and if we miss too many meetingswe lose the right teachings, and if on top of it, we do not read the Bible regularly and meditate it, we starve the new man who needs the word to live by it to get stronger and grow after the similitude of Christ! I have not just seen it in the lives of people I pastored, but found it to be true in my own life. A spiritual hunger makes weak Christians, and breeds doubts; we must avoid them at all cost!