Peace, joy, and rewards God promised on earth apply to people who have accepted Jesus as Savior and LORD. In addition, relationship with God in Christ is the only condition that qualifies you to receive eternal life. Such is not shown or verified by earning millions, inheriting millions, having the best material things on earth, living in fine homes, or any other natural condition from poverty to riches. Living in paradise now and forevermore comes only from relationship with Jesus Christ and cannot be manifest in your heart and life by any other means.
A failure to initiate fellowship to have an intimate connection with Him will let sorrow, worry, and apathy overcome you and derail progress during trials life will inevitably bring your way. Or it will allow pride and arrogance to overtake you because you will be confused about the fact that He is one who allowed you the ability to care for yourself and reach higher levels in life. You will react in pride thinking that it is solely the work of your hands that produced the earthly abundance you are experiencing in life.
If you answer the question, “Are you saved or born again?” with a response like “I’m Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal or I go to _____ church,” then it’s likely tradition is your priority, not relationship. Even though you might regularly attend Church services, you may be living by tradition, not in an intimate relationship with Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to check your heart to ensure you meet the biblical standard for being saved, which is repentance from dead works through faith in Christ, so you can enthusiastically say “I am saved by Christ” knowing you meet the standard no matter the local Church, denomination, or fellowship you are currently part of.
Beware that Church going traditions and religious sounding titles will not save you, give the LORD glory, or grant you eternal life in Paradise after you die on earth. Only salvation in Christ by grace through faith can grant you access to the land of spiritual and financial prosperity that lasts throughout eternity and truly allow you to glorify Him while planting & watering gospel seeds and producing good fruit.
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Matthew 11:25-30, John 8:19-32, Galatians 2:18-21, Ephesians 2:4-9
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