Bad Believer, Good Believer

In Matthew 5:19, Jesus describes two kinds of believers. The first is a bad believer who lives disobediently to God's Word and teaches others to be disobedient as well. Jesus said the bad believer will suffer the consequence of being identified as "least" in the kingdom of heaven. In addition, the bad believer will suffer discipline in time (Heb 12:1-11), and forfeit rewards in eternity (1 Cor 3:10-15; 2 John 1:8). But then Jesus describes the ideal believer who walks in obedience to God's Word and teaches others to live in obedience as well. This believer will be rewarded and described as "great" in the kingdom of heaven. We should all be like the good believer, as this person reaches spiritual maturity, glorifies God, edifies others, and maximizes his/her rewards in eternity. #God #christianity #sin #heaven