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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear..
The Wheat and Tares Parable shows the difference between the ungodly and the godly. The ungodly claim to be saved but produce no fruit. The godly produce spiritual fruit which proves that they are truly saved. The ungodly may truly be saved or they may be lost, but we cannot tell the difference in this world. Only God's angels can separate the lost ungodly from the saved ungodly and that is after death. One application of this parable is that, in the church, there are ungodly saved people and ungodly lost people and we cannot tell the difference before God's harvest at death.
The
basic
parable
is
in
Matthew
13:24-30
with
Matthew
13:36-43
giving
us
the
explanation
from
Jesus
.
That
explanation
end
is
Matthew
13:43,
which
says:
Who
hath
ears
to
hear,
let
him
hear.
Thus,
we
are
warned
that
this
parable
must
be
understood
spiritually.
As with all parables, this is 'An Earthly story with a Heavenly meaning which is designed to lead lost and carnal people into doctrinal error and only reveal the true spiritual meaning to save people who seek the meaning from God'. As a story, it (probably) never actually happen, but is believable as being possible and understandable. However, the message is not the story but the spiritual application. And, in order to get the true spiritual application, we must consider the context in which it is given.
Our
chapter
starts
by
telling
us:
The
same
day
went
Jesus
out
of
the
house,
and
sat
by
the
sea
side.
And
great
multitudes
were
gathered
together
unto
him,
so
that
he
went
into
a
ship,
and
sat;
and
the
whole
multitude
stood
on
the
shore.
And
he
spake
many
things
unto
them
in
parables
.
Thus,
we
see
that
this
chapter
tells
us
that
Jesus
was
speaking
to
great
multitudes
.
Now,
Matthew
13:10
says:
And
the
disciples
came,
and
said
unto
him,
Why
speakest
thou
unto
them
in
parables?
He
answered
and
said
unto
them
.
Thus,
people
might
think
that
the
rest
of
the
chapter
tells
what
Jesus
spoke
to
just
His
disciples.
However,
Matthew
13:36
says:
Then
Jesus
sent
the
multitude
away,
and
went
into
the
house:
and
his
disciples
came
unto
him,
saying,
Declare
unto
us
the
parable
of
the
tares
of
the
field.
Therefore,
we
see
that
the
audience,
of
this
chapter,
changed
from
tine
to
time.
Almost
everything
said,
within
this
chapter,
was
said
to
great
multitudes
.
Only
Matthew
13:11-23
said
to
the
disciples
only.
The
end
of
the
chapter
involves
a
different
audience.
One
thing
to
pay
attention
to
is
that
Jesus
had
three
different
audiences
and
He
dealt
with
each
differently.
Jesus
gave
the
most
teaching
to
the
people
who
did
the
most
to
understand.
He
did
nothing
for
the
people
who
refused
to
believe.
He
spoke
in
parables
to
the
people
who
made
an
effort
to
hear
Him
but
refused
to
become
true
disciples.
We
see
the
same
response
from
God
when
He
deals
with
people
who
won't
go
to
church
and
with
people
who
go
to
church
but
that's
all
and
with
people
who
become
true
disciples.
Now,
returning
to
what
we
see
in
our
chapter,
we
read
in
Matthew
13:24:
Another
parable
put
he
forth
unto
them
,
which
lets
us
know
that
Jesus
is,
again,
speaking
to
the
great
multitudes
until
Matthew
13:36,
where
we
read:
Then
Jesus
sent
the
multitude
away
.
Thus,
it
is
important
to
know
that
what
Jesus
said
to
everyone
was
different
from
what
He
said
only
to
His
disciples.
Jesus
spoke
in
parables
to
the
multitudes
but
gave
the
explanations
only
to
His
disciples.
The
reason
for
this
difference
is
given
in
Matthew
13:11,
which
says:
Because
it
is
given
unto
you
to
know
the
mysteries
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but
to
them
it
is
not
given
.
The
disciples
sacrificed
and
left
everything
to
learn
from
Jesus
.
Therefore,
He
honored
their
sacrifice
by
giving
them
greater
understanding.
Now,
with
the
knowledge
that
Jesus
said
different
things
to
different
groups
of
people
and
that
He
gave
different
levels
of
understanding,
we
can
consider
the
subject
of
His
teachings.
This
chapter
has
several
parables
about
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
.
In
most
of
the
chapter,
the
regular
Jew,
who
considered
himself
to
be
a
child
of
God,
did
not
understand
the
various
parables.
We
see
this
in
Matthew
13:11
which
says:
Because
it
is
given
unto
you
to
know
the
mysteries
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but
to
them
it
is
not
given
.
Thus
we
see
that
most
of
the
people,
who
claim
to
be
a
child
of
God,
do
not
truly
understand
God's
word.
Therefore,
it
should
be
obvious
that
just
claiming
to
be
a
child
is
not
sufficient
to
get
all
of
the
blessings
of
God.
People
must
put
forth
the
effort
to
become
a
true
disciple
of
God
in
order
to
receive
true
understanding
and
true
blessings
from
God.
As
our
quoted
reference
tells
us,
the
disciples
received
additional
teaching
that
the
majority
of
the
Jews
did
not
receive.
The
disciples
were
given
understanding
which
was
denied
to
most
people
who
claimed
to
be
children
of
God.
And,
since
God
does
not
change,
we
can
expect
God
to
treat
people
the
same
way
today.
In
addition,
the
chapter
ends
with
the
people
who
knew
Jesus
,
as
a
child,
rejecting
His
teachings.
That
section
ends
with:
And
he
(Jesus)
did
not
many
mighty
works
there
because
of
their
unbelief
.
Thus,
one
of
the
first
general
messages
of
this
chapter
is
that:
some
of
the
people
who
claim
to
be
saved
will
reject
the
truth
of
the
Bible.
In
addition,
most
of
the
people
who
claim
to
be
saved
will
not
truly
understand
the
message
from
the
Bible
or,
if
they
receive
some
understanding,
most
will
not
allow
it
to
truly
change
their
lives.
Only
a
few,
who
are
truly
willing
to
study
and
work
for
understanding,
will
become
true
disciples
and
have
God
give
them
true
understanding.
With
that
truth
in
mind,
and
realizing
that
this
chapter
is
teaching
us
about
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
,
in
different
ways,
we
need
to
consider
the
context,
in
a
more
detailed
fashion,
in
order
to
truly
understand
the
message
of
this
parable.
However,
one
thing
to
keep
in
mind
is
that
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
is:
'The
things
that
belong
to
heaven'.
You
cannot
lose
your
salvation.
Therefore,
the
things
which
we
are
told
that
happen
in
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
cannot
cause
anyone
to
lose
their
salvation.
Remember
this
truth
because
there
are
people
who
teach
religious
doctrines
which
indirectly
support
the
lie
of
our
loosing
our
salvation.
So,
before
we
move
on,
we
need
to
consider
things
which
are
true
throughout
the
Bible
and
especially
true
in
the
New
Testament.
First,
Jesus
treated
different
groups
of
people
differently
even
though
all
of
them
claimed
to
be
God's
children.
Therefore,
we
can
expect
God
to
treat
people
differently
even
though
all
of
the
people
claim
to
be
saved.
The
people
who
are
the
equivalent
of
saved
people
who
just
go
to
church
were
taught
in
parables
and
were
denied
true
understanding
of
spiritual
truths.
The
true
disciples
who
dedicated
their
lives
to
serving
God
and
maintained
their
personal
relationship
with
Jesus
received
greater
understanding.
While
I
have
not
covered
it
yet,
they
also
received
greater
blessings.
In
addition,
we
lightly
mentioned
the
people
who
rejected
Jesus
and
His
teachings.
They
received
nothing
from
Him.
Therefore,
while
religion
tell
us
that
people
are
either
saved
or
lost,
the
Bible
actually
gives
us
three
groups.
Those
who
represent
the
lost
because
they
reject
Jesus
and
His
teachings.
The
disciples
represent
those
people
who
truly
dedicate
their
lives
to
the
service
of
God
and
their
ongoing
personal
relationship
with
Jesus
.
They
received
the
greatest
understanding
and
blessings.
Then
the
third
group
was
the
great
multitudes
.
They
represent
the
person
who
claims
to
be
saved
but
only
goes
to
church
and
does
the
minimum
to
be
sure
that
they
go
to
Heaven.
They
believed
religious
doctrinal
error
and
did
not
receive
true
understanding
nor
true
blessings.
In
fact,
although
I
have
not
shown
it
yet,
they
were
punished
by
God.
With that summary, we will look at more details and see these three groups are also in the details.
Our
chapter
starts
with
the
'Parable
of
the
Sower'.
That
parable
is
also
in
Mark
4:1-20
and
Luke
8:2-15.
Since
this
parable
is
in
three
Gospel
accounts,
God
wants
us
to
know
that
understanding
it
is
critical
to
our
understanding
all
parables.
In
it,
we
are
told
about
four
different
types
of
ground,
which
represent
four
different
types
of
heart
in
people,
and
those
hearts
produced
three
different
results.
Since
our
eternal
rewards
and
punishments
depend
upon
the
results
which
we
receive
from
God,
this
parable
teaches
us
that
there
are
three
different
eternal
results
which
people
receive
based
upon
how
they
serve
God.
The
main
lie
from
religion
is
that
there
are
only
two
different
eternal
results.
Religion
claims
that
you
are
either
saved
and
live
in
a
communistic
Heaven
with
everyone
getting
all
of
the
blessings
of
God
or
you
go
to
Hell
and,
after
that,
an
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
In
general,
religion
denies
the
Bible
truth
of
variable
eternal
rewards
in
Heaven.
Anyone
who
is
deceived
by
these
religious
errors
will
be
shocked
when
they
are
judged
by
God.
For
all
of
eternity
they
will
know
that
they
lived
their
lives
as
fools.
This
truth
about
God's
judgment
on
religious
fools
is
explained
by
Jesus
,
in
our
chapter,
in
Matthew
13:12.
This
is
the
result
that
is
also
taught
by
'The
Parable
of
the
Pounds'
(Luke
19:11-27),
'The
Parable
of
the
Talents'
(Matthew
25:14-30),
and
'The
Parable
of
the
Householder'
(Mark
13:34).
All
three
promise
variable
rewards
based
upon
the
amount
of
spiritual
profit
brought
to
God's
kingdom
while
we
are
still
in
this
world.
All
three
promise
punishment
in
Heaven
to
the
saved
person
who
brings
no
spiritual
profit
to
God.
Therefore, one of the important lessons of our chapter is to beware of being deceived by religious traditions which go against what the Bible literally says. The main danger is believing the religious lie that you receive all blessings just by being saved. The religious lie claims that it does not matter is you produce spiritual fruit or don't produce fruit. If you believe that lie, You can end up with tears an average of twice a week for more than 1,000 years and lose a lot of what you expect to receive. The most important thing for a saved person to do is to devote their lives to the service of God so that you can bring a spiritual profit to God as a result of your personal salvation.
After the first parable, in our chapter, we see a warning about judgment and then the explanation of the first parable. After that, our chapter continues with the 'Parable of the Wheat and Tares', which will be explained in a minute.
Next we have the 'Parable of the Mustard Seed', which teaches that there will be devils hiding in large Christian churches. You need to be careful who you make friends with even in the church. Be careful of people who claim to be saved but justify ongoing sin in their life.
Next we have the 'Parable of the Leaven', which teaches that true salvation grows in the life of the true believer until it is involved in every aspect of a true believer's life. It also teaches that sin, and doctrinal error, will also grow if not removed. Both will eventually affect all of the person's life. Either you allow God's righteousness to consume your life or you allow sin to consume your life.
Next,
we
are
told
that
Jesus
taught
with
parables
to
fulfill
prophecy.
That
means
He
was
doing
the
will
of
God
the
Father.
God
gave
us
each
a
free
will.
If
we
refuse
to
put
in
the
effort
to
learn
the
truth
then
God
will
give
us
the
truth
in
a
way
that
allows
us
to
be
deceived.
That
is
one
of
the
main
reasons
why
Jesus
taught
in
parables.
Only
those
people
who
truly
seek
the
truth,
from
God's
Holy
Spirit,
will
receive
the
truth
from
God.
Next,
we
have
the
explanation
of
our
parable
from
Jesus
.
We
will
deal
with
that
shortly.
Next,
Jesus
tells
us
the
results
that
God
expects
from
everyone
who
is
instructed
unto
the
kingdom
of
heaven
and
He
says
that
God
expects
them
to
bringeth
forth
out
of
his
treasure
things
new
and
old
.
(The
th
,
in
the
word
bringeth
means
that
this
is
to
be
an
ongoing
lifestyle
action.)
The
things
old
are
what
the
Bible
truly
says.
The
things
new
are
how
to
apply
Bible
truth
to
the
circumstances
of
life,
which
are
constantly
changing.
We
will
be
judged
by
God
for
how
well
we
produce
the
results
which
He
expects
from
us
using
what
he
has
given
to
us.
The
last
part
of
our
chapter
tell
us
about
is
that
Jesus
,
and
His
teaching,
were
rejected
by
the
people
who
watched
Him
grow
up
as
a
child.
As
the
true
saying
goes:
'Familiarity
Breeds
Contempt'.
If
we
accept
an
attitude
that
we
know
the
things
in
the
Bible,
and
are
not
careful,
we
will
start
to
have
contempt
towards
the
messengers
from
God
and
will
miss
out
on
the
blessings
that
God
wants
to
give
us.
So,
what
we
see
in
this
chapter
is
a
lot
of
information
on
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
.
We
also
see
that
what
is
taught
in
this
chapter
is
misunderstood
by
most
people
who
claim
to
be
saved
and
it
is
rejected
by
many
others.
With
those
contextual
considerations
in
mind,
we
can
now
look
at
our
parable.
In
the
explanation
of
the
parable,
by
Jesus
,
we
read:
the
harvest
is
the
end
of
the
world;
and
the
reapers
are
the
angels
.
Thus,
this
is
a
prophecy
about
the
time
just
before
the
great
white
throne
judgment
(Revelation
20:11).
However,
our
parable
also
tells
us:
The
Son
of
man
shall
send
forth
his
angels,
and
they
shall
gather
out
of
his
kingdom
all
things
that
offend,
and
them
which
do
iniquity
(Matthew
13:41-42).
Therefore,
we
see
that
Jesus
will
not
allow
things
that
offend,
and
them
which
do
iniquity
in
His
kingdom.
With
that
in
mind,
we
know
that
there
are
other
times
where
the
Bible
tells
us
about
judgment
by
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Therefore,
we
can
expect
the
same
type
of
judgment
at
the
other
times
also.
That
is,
there
are
other
valid
applications
of
the
method,
used
for
judgment,
which
is
explained
in
this
parable.
One
such
is
the
'Sheep
and
Goat
Judgment'
found
in
Matthew
25:31-46.
Another
such
is
the
judgment
seat
of
Christ
(Romans
14:10;
2Corinthians
5:10).
And,
since
this
is
a
judgment
that
every
truly
saved
person
will
face,
it
is
the
application
which
we
should
be
most
concerned
with.
We already saw that most of the people who claimed to be children of God did not understand the truth and some of them even rejected the truth and also rejected the true messenger from God. Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that we have the same things happening today. Since these two groups hold the majority of people who claim to be saved, we should not be surprised to find that it is only a few people who truly understand and obey Bible truth. That is: very few people truly understand and believe that they must dedicate their entire life to the service of God if they want to have good eternal rewards.
Now, we see this same truth taught elsewhere in the Bible.
In
Revelation
3:15-16,
we
read
that
Jesus
says
that
there
are
three
types
of
people
in
the
world.
They
are:
Hot
or
cold
or
lukewarm
.
In
2Peter
2,
we
read
that
the
same
groups
of
people
are
called
godly
,
ungodly
,
and
unjust
.
Religion
will
tell
you
that
there
are
only
two
types
of
people,
the
lost
and
the
saved.
That
is
true
in
eternity.
However,
our
parable,
and
many
other
places
in
the
Bible,
tell
us
that
the
unjust
and
lukewarm
people
are
not
separated
into
the
lost
or
saved
until
they
die.
And,
we
cannot
know
if
such
people
are
truly
lost
or
saved.
Therefore,
we
have
a
lot
of
doctrinal
error
taught
about
the
parables
in
our
chapter
because
religious
people
are
trying
to
claim
that
the
unjust
and
lukewarm
people
are
either
lost
or
saved.
As
a
result,
some
people
claim
that,
in
'Parable
of
the
Sower',
the
people
who
produce
not
fruit
are
lost
while
others
claim
that
they
are
saved.
The
truth
is
that
they
are
the
unjust
and
lukewarm
people
and
we
cannot
know
if
they
are
lost
or
saved.
While
there
might
be
a
lost
Judas
here,
we
will
ignore
them
and
concentrate
on
the
group
that
the
Bible
calls
unjust
and
lukewarm
because
the
doctrinal
errors
taught
about
this
group
are
the
most
dangerous
to
the
truly
saved
people.
Satan
hates
all
truly
saved
people.
He
cannot
cause
them
to
lose
their
salvation
but
he
can
cause
them
to
lose
their
eternal
rewards
and
he
can
cause
them
to
be
punished
in
this
world
and
at
the
judgment
seat
of
Christ
.
Satan
does
this
by
telling
believable
lies
about
God
and
about
the
judgment
of
the
saved.
Those
are
the
lies
which
we
need
to
expose.
When
we
look
at
our
parable,
we
see
two
kinds
of
plants
which
look
the
same
but
only
one
of
the
two
produces
edible
food.
That
was
the
plant
which
was
burned
and
did
not
go
into
the
storehouse,
which
represents
Heaven.
When
we
look
at
'The
Parable
of
the
Pounds',
'The
Parable
of
the
Talents',
and
'The
Parable
of
the
Householder',
we
see
that
the
servant
who
failed
to
obey
and
produce
a
profit
was
punished.
When
we
look
at
the
judgment
Seat
of
Christ
,
we
see
that
saved
people,
who
are
in
heaven,
receive
bad
and
the
terror
of
the
Lord
.
Religious
doctrinal
error
claims
that
all
of
these
truths
from
the
Bible
are
lies
and
that
no
saved
people
receive
punishment
after
they
get
to
Heaven.
If
that
is
true
then
we
have
no
hope
of
salvation
because
if
God
lied
about
anything
in
the
Bible
then
God
lied
about
our
salvation
since
it
is
the
most
basic
promise
of
the
Bible.
In
our
chapter
we
read
that
Jesus
said:
The
Son
of
man
shall
send
forth
his
angels,
and
they
shall
gather
out
of
his
kingdom
all
things
that
offend,
and
them
which
do
iniquity
(Matthew
13:41).
If
our
life
makes
Jesus
spue
thee
out
of
my
mouth
(Revelation
3:16),
then
our
life
will
offend
Jesus
.
Revelation
17:14
tells
us
that
only
they
that
are
with
him
are
called,
and
chosen,
and
faithful
will
return
to
reign
with
Christ.
Matthew
20:16
and
Matthew
22:14
tell
us:
many
are
called,
but
few
are
chosen
.
Everyone
who
is
saved
is
called
but
only
those
who
are
faithful
and
who
dedicate
this
life
to
serving
Jesus
are
chosen
and
get
to
return.
Revelation
19:8
tells
us
that
the
bride
of
Christ
is
arrayed
in
the
righteousness
of
saints
.
We
have
no
righteousness
of
our
own.
However,
when
we
let
Jesus
work
through
our
life
then
he
gives
His
righteousness
to
be
our
own.
Such
people
will
be
part
of
the
bride
of
Christ
.
However,
saved
people
who
refuse
to
let
Jesus
work
through
their
life
will
not
be
part
of
the
bride
of
Christ
,
even
though
they
are
saved.
In
Matthew
22
we
read
about
a
certain
king,
which
made
a
marriage
for
his
son
.
As
part
of
that
parable
we
read
about
the
king
finding
someone
there
a
man
which
had
not
on
a
wedding
garment
.
Our
parable
ends
with:
Then
said
the
king
to
the
servants,
Bind
him
hand
and
foot,
and
take
him
away,
and
cast
him
into
outer
darkness;
there
shall
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth.
For
many
are
called,
but
few
are
chosen.
The
phrase
outer
darkness
only
occurrs
three
(3)
times
and
all
are
in
Matthew
and
all
are
part
of
Jesus
explaining
abourt
the
kingdom
of
Heaven
.
You
can
not
go
to
Hell
from
Heaven.
The
people
who
claim
that
the
outer
darkness
is
not
in
Heaven
are
using
the
way
of
Satan
to
take
this
phrase
out
of
context.
This
phrase
is
used
for
saved
people
who
refuse
to
dedicate
their
life
to
serving
God
through
an
ongoing
personal
relationship
with
Jesus
Christ
.
Paul
wrote
the
epistle
to
the
Ephesians
because
they
were
mixing
doctrinal
error
with
truth.
Paul
warned
them
to
not
do
that
or
they
could
change
from
being
Godly
people
who
will
be
rewarded
by
God
into
the
lukewarm
people
who
lose
their
blessings
from
God.
Paul wrote the epistle to the Galatians because they had turned from truth to following religious doctrinal error. Paul wrote that he was afraid that some had believed in vain. Even though they were church members, they could still go to Hell.
One
last
point
then
I
will
close.
In
Acts,
as
pastor
has
pointed
out
many
times,
we
see
thousands
and
thousands
saved
in
the
first
chapters.
Then
God
brought
persecution
because
the
church
preached
to
the
Jews
only.
Acts
continues
with
how
God
worked
through
those
who
went
to
the
mission
field,
but
we
don't
read
about
God
blessing
the
Jerusalem
church.
In
fact,
God
not
only
withdrew
His
blessings
but
caused
a
famine,
which
was
why
Paul
took
up
a
collection
for
the
poor
saints
in
the
Jerusalem
hurch.
There
is
more
to
this
account,
but
God
sent
the
Roman
Army
in
to
destroy
the
Temple
and
kill
most
of
the
people
in
the
Jerusalem
Church.
Peter
spent
his
life
as
the
head
preacher
of
the
Jerusalem
Church,
but
when
he
knew
that
he
was
going
to
die
he
wrote
to
strangers
,
who
were
non-Jews
and
not
the
people
that
Peter
spent
his
life
ministering
to.
That
was
because
most
of
them
were
dead.
God
killed
them
because
they
refused
to
let
the
word
of
God
correct
the
doctrinal
error
which
came
from
their
traditions.
They
kept
preaching
Jewish
religious
traditions
which
went
against
what
the
New
Testament
literally
teaches.
Now, there are many other places in the Bible which teaches this truth. However, Satan uses religion to concentrate on one little part of the Bible while ignoring the greater lessons of the Bible. The greater lesson that we see here is that there are saved people who dedicate their life to the service of God and they receive many everlasting rewards. There are also saved people who only do enough to satisfy religion and believe the lie that God will reward them. Such saved people will lose everlasting rewards, will probably have tears an average of twice a week for over 1,000 years, may die early in this world and will probably be the reason that their loved ones go to Hell.
The
religious
lie
says
that
you
get
everything
if
you
just
make
a
profession.
The
Bible
says
that
is
a
lie.
The
Bible
teaches
that
your
reward
or
punishment,
even
as
a
saved
person,
is
dependent
on
how
much
you
serve
God
and
maintain
your
personal
relationship
to
Jesus
Christ
.
So,
the
question
is:
'Are
you
going
to
draw
nigh
to
Christ
so
that
He
can
guide
and
bless
you
or
are
you
going
to
sit
there
believing
that
your
religion
said
that
you
did
enough?'