The Gospel And Those Who Do Or Do Not Repent

Friends, one thing I have come to see is how easy it is to read the warnings in the New Testament and think that we can still go on continuing in sin. When Paul writes, he often talks to the entire group as believers and brothers. You would assume then that they were all God's children and died as such. When we look at this closer, it does not appear that was Paul's intent.

We see him talking to them as believers in verses 1-8, but if we are not careful we will fail to see the very sobering warning to the brothers in verses 9-11. This may be the reason Charles Stanley told a so called believing homosexual that if he continued as a homosexual he would lose his reward. That is damnable false teaching as we see below. All sexually immoral people will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6 ISV

1When one of you has a complaint against another, does he dare to take the matter before those who are unrighteous and not before the saints? 2You know that the saints will rule the world, don’t you? And if the world is going to be ruled by you, can’t you handle insignificant cases? 3You know that we will rule angels, not to mention things in this life, don’t you? 4So if you have cases dealing with this life, why do you appoint as judges people who have no standing in the church? 5I say this to make you feel ashamed. Has it come to this, that there is not one person among you who is wise enough to settle disagreements between brothers?a 6Instead, one brother goes to court against another brother, and before unbelieving judges,b at that! 7The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated? 8Instead, you yourselves practice doing wrong and cheating others, and brothers at that!

9You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don’t you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, 10thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God. 11That is what some of you were! But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiahc and by the Spirit of our God.

Jesus the Messiah, clarifies this in his own words in Revelation 21 ISV:

5The one sitting on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new!”

He said, “Write this: ‘These words are trustworthy and true.’”

6Then he told me, “It has happened! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give a drink from the spring of the water of life to the one who is thirsty. 7The person who conquers will inherit these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son. 8But people who are cowardly, unfaithful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselvesb in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”