WILL GOD'S GRACE ABOUND EVEN ON JUDGMENT DAY?

John 1:16-17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:6-8

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Timothy 1:15-16

It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

On the fateful day of judgment, God through His Son Jesus Christ will separate the sheep from the goats. The sheep will be directed to the right, and the goats will be directed to the left (Matthew 25:31-46).

The sheep are the faithfuls of the Lord. And the goats are the disobedient. At this moment, there will be no more grace left for any one single soul. For everyone will be saved either by his obedience to Christ, or he will be condemned by his disobedience to Christ.

What is grace?

This is the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.

It is the Spirit of God operating in humans so as to add on our strength in a supernatural way so that we are able to live our lives to the glory of God.

When is God's grace guaranteed to us?

God's grace is guaranteed while we live on earth. And the same grace is purposed to a goal. The goal is that we accept Christ. And that when we submit to Christ, we are transformed to the likeness of God. It is only by the righteousness of Jesus Christ that we are accepted of God the Father (2 Corinthians 5:21). For Salvation is only guaranteed in Christ Jesus. It is intended that God's grace which comes by Christ empowers us so that we can overcome our physical limitations and live a life to the glory and honor of the almighty God.

There is every opportunity to change the course of events while we live. God through Jesus Christ has given us His grace so that we can be transformed from our sinful nature to people who belong to God by way of submission to Jesus Christ.  God has given us the opportunity to live a life worthy of heavenly standards. Rather God has given us His grace so that we can correct the wrongs of the past.

The parable of Lazarus and the rich man

This parable pretty much teaches us that we can only correct our wrongs while we live on earth (Luke 16:19-23). And we can only do so by submission to Jesus Christ.

For when he died, the rich man pleaded that he could be allowed back on earth so that he could change the course of things. He was then plainly told by father Abraham that it is impossible to return to earth once you have died (Luke 16:27-31). It is appointed that we live once and thereafter death. And once we die, we wait on judgment (Hebrews 9:27).

What are these wrongs of the past?

The wrong of the past is that we sinned against God. For the sin of Adam was imputed on us because we are his offspring. Yet God hates sin. God is all holy and all righteous. The devil wants us to dwell in sin so we are condemned with him to eternal death.

The devil deceived Adam and Eve into disobedience to God. That we are all the offspring of Adam, we are by the same account counted sinners (Genesis 3).

It is upon this that God reasoned to make a grand plan to save man from the consequential sin. In this plan, He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross so that through Jesus Christ, sin is eternally nailed on the cross (John 10:11), (Romans 5:6-10), (1Corinthians 15:2-4), (2Corinthians 5:15), (1Peter 3:18).

That our sin was nailed on the cross through Jesus Christ, God requires us only to give and submit our lives to Jesus Christ who also is the God man. In Jesus is the grace that we can overcome the devil's weapons. That when we are broken down and losing in strength, then we should call on the name of Jesus. And when we call on the name of Jesus, He sends us the grace so we can overcome any physical limitations and weaknesses.

Why was it Jesus to save man?

Only Jesus could save man. Jesus is the Son of God (Matthew 3:16-17, 17:5), (Mark 1:10-11), (Luke 22:70). And Jesus is God (Matthew 2:2, 14:33), (John 5:18, 10:30-33, 20:28), (Revelations 1:17-18).

Only Jesus could offer an acceptable and justifiable sacrifice so to remit the world of sin. There was no man left who was worthy to offer an acceptable and justifiable sacrifice. For all men are sinners (Romans 3:23).

But God through His abundance found a way in Jesus to save man from the consequential sin. So, Jesus died on the cross for no other reason but this very one. And that that is what it is, whoever misses this offer, is already condemned.

Even while a person is still living, if he is yet to submit to Christ Jesus, that person is condemned and walking dead. Yet one (person) who is dead, albeit they have suffered mortality, if they submitted themselves to the authority of Jesus Christ, they will live on (John 3:18). For it is the body which is dead, but the spirit lives on in Christ.

So then, if even the non-believing living are already condemned if they have not submitted to Christ Jesus, what is it of them who have already died minus giving and submitting their lives to Jesus Christ? For once death strikes, there is no more opportunity left. The opportunity to escape condemnation and the consequential death is then lost eternally.

There are founded assurances of life to those who die in Christ Jesus (John 11:25), (John 14:1-3), (John 3:36). Besides Jesus, there is only eternal death. For there is no more left upon death (John 3:19). Whatever prayer is prayed for the dead is simply for ceremonial purposes but can't change any one's spiritual destiny. The gospel is purposeful only to the living.

God has empowered us (humans) so that we can judge between what is good and what is bad. God therefore presents us options and it is up to anyone and everyone to choose thereof (John 3:19-21), (Mark 4:9), (Matthew 11:15).

Nevertheless, God through His Son Jesus Christ has directed us as how to lead our lives so we survive the impending everlasting danger of painful spiritual death. Whoever is yet to accept and submit to Christ is already judged. But because they still live on earth, God has provided a way through His Son Christ Jesus (John 3:18). For judgment has been passed on us by God. But this has been reversed by the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus, so that in Christ, we can live on.

For if there should have been another chance to be saved after death, then there shouldn't have been the reason for Christ to manifest on earth. Christ manifested on earth so to empower us to overcome evil. This earth only profits us if we come to Christ.

On the Day of Judgment, we will all stand before the judgment seat regardless of anybody's earthly status. For presidents, kings, nobles, the rich and the poor, the short and the tall, the white and the black or whoever and whatever, will face the Almighty with just the same joy or awe (Revelation 6:15-17).

On account of all the above, it is not that God has given us away to the devil to devour us. It is not that God has not cared and has done nothing. It is not that God hates one and loves the other. For the fact that numbers are heading ever to hell is no sign that He cares less. If God had cared less, He wouldn't have given His beloved and only begotten Son away to us for a true and acceptable sacrifice for the remission of sin.

Christ came and is available to all who embrace Him regardless of race, color, tribe, nation, status, stature or whatever (Revelation 3:20). For the gospel you have heard, the gospel you have read in literature is a true symbol of Christ knocking on the door of your heart. 

It is now in your own jurisdiction to take it, or to leave it. For it is with the heart that one believes unto righteousness, and it is with the mouth that confession is made unto Salvation (Romans 10:8-10). For Salvation is a matter of the heart and confirmation is made by confession.

The fact that you have willingly accepted or denied the gospel, so it is that you will willingly head to hell or heaven. Either way, you will glorify the ALMIGHTY. Amen.

Do not be hoodwinked by the religious practices that be. None of such will save your soul on the fateful day of the Lord (Zephaniah 1:14), (Jeremiah 46:10), (Isaiah 2:12), (Isaiah 13:9). There are many speculations of what it is in the spiritual world, yet in Christ Jesus, we have all the founded assurances of life. SALVATION IS WHILE WE LIVE.