so, due to His salvation, we will enter the kingdom of heaven.

However, the Lord Jesus hasn't forgiven or excused their corrupt disposition,

and hasn't rid them of their corrupt nature which resulted in their sin.

Much less did He say whoever is forgiven of his sins can enter the kingdom of heaven.

It is written,

Amen!

Amen!

And more we have already got evidence that

we have been gained by God,

which to me begs the question:

Is there a need for the Lord to come and do new work?

We're taught by Jesus very clearly and very plainly,

Amen!

Since we are all believers in Him,

every one of us has received His salvation,

and are entitled to the inheritance of the Lord's kingdom.

Are you honestly sitting there and denying the word in our Bible?

That's just it.

Haven't we already gained our salvation by the Lord God?

How can there possibly be a new work?

I agree! The salvation of Jesus is enough!

The salvation of Jesus is the full salvation of God.

It's simply impossible that God does new work.

You can't do this. Your conclusion is groundless.

That's right. We can't have doubt on this.

Everyone, yes, it is true that we, all of us,

have been saved by believing in Jesus.

Yet what did the Lord Jesus mean by "being saved"?

In which condition was this word said?

It means, of course, that Lord Jesus has saved us,

and that He, our loving Savior, has delivered us from sin!

Everyone, let us fellowship about

the background in which the Lord Jesus said, "being saved."

As we all know, at the end of the Age of Law,

people committed more and more sin, and no longer feared God.

They could no longer keep the law,

facing the danger of being condemned and executed under the law.

In order to free people from the threat of death,

God was incarnated to do a stage of redemptive work personally,

to redeem people from sin.

And since then, people could be forgiven of their sins,

once they accepted Jesus as their Savior.

They would no longer be condemned and punished

because they broke the law.

They could pray to God directly and receive His grace.

That's the true meaning of "being saved" in the Age of Grace.

Speaking of "being saved,"

let us all read what Almighty God has to say about it.

Pastor Cho.

Pastor Han.

Please all turn to page 477.

From Almighty God's word we can learn:

The work that Lord Jesus did in the Age of Grace is redemption.

That is, Jesus provided Himself to be the sin offering forever,

redeeming people from Satan.

As long as people believe in Him, their sins will be forgiven,

and they will not be condemned and punished

for their sins under the law.

However, it's true that

Jesus didn't solve the cause of people's committing sins.

He didn't do the work of purifying and transforming man.

So, those who were saved through grace

can't stop committing sins.

It requires God to do a further work of salvation

before they can be purified.

This flies in the face of the Bible.

It is written,

Amen!

Jesus crucified Himself and He forgave all of our sins,

so, due to His salvation, we will enter the kingdom of heaven.

This cannot be doubted.

That is correct! Hebrews 1:3 says,

Amen!

The Lord Jesus Himself forgave us all of sins on the cross.

And He would never ever treat us like we were sinners.

That's because we belong to God already!

I am not denying people haven't ability to overcome sin.

Even people who have found redemption continue to sin.

It's true. We all will admit this.

However, here is the bottom line—

Christ's salvation is full, true and reliable.

That's true, the Lord Jesus doesn't remember our sin.

Doesn't that mean we are gained by God?

We clearly know that it is the Lord Jesus

who has redeemed us and forgiven us of all of our sins.

Brothers and sisters,

it's true that Lord Jesus has redeemed us from Satan's domain

and we are forgiven of our sins and are no longer of sin.

But still, we should know exactly what "sin" refers to.

Don't tell me you're about to explain to us

what's meant by the unfamiliar term "sin."

Those against the law and Ten Commandments are all sins!

As people sinned,

they would receive the condemnation and punishment of the law.

The Lord Jesus came to work

just for the redemption of all mankind,

so that they were forgiven of their sins

and not punished by the law.

However, the Lord Jesus hasn't forgiven or excused their corrupt disposition,

and hasn't rid them of their corrupt nature

which resulted in their sin.

Much less did He say

whoever is forgiven of his sins can enter the kingdom of heaven.

Instead, He admonished people that,

The Lord Jesus has very clearly explained to us:

He that keeps the word of the Lord and walks the way of the Lord

can enter into the kingdom of heaven.

It is also written,

These verses tell us very plainly:

If people believe in Jesus' name

but do not also practice His word,

the sin offerings become a void to them.

How can it ever be possible for them to enter God's kingdom?

Stop right there!

Paul said,

Amen!

We are not, any of us, going to be condemned at all

because we have accepted Jesus in our hearts.

And we will be entering the Lord's kingdom!

Are you actually still going to deny it?

That's true, the Lord Jesus didn't remember our sin!

What qualification do you have to condemn us?

Pastor Han,

about whether one is able to enter into the kingdom of heaven,

we need to determine what it should be based on.

The question is:

Should it be based on man's word, or on God's word?

Another question we need to address is:

Whose word has authority, Paul's word or Jesus' word?

Who is He that guards the gate of the kingdom?

Since we all believe in God

and we all seek the way of eternal life,

we should clearly take the word of God as the criterion,

rather than making decisions based on the word of man.

If God receives a person to His eternal kingdom

who is still resisting and rebelling against Him,

where is God's holiness and where is God's righteousness?

God is a holy God and He is a righteous God,

and His disposition does not tolerate man's offense.

So, judging by God's disposition,

those who received Jesus' redemption

aren't able to enter God's kingdom yet.

It is a fact!

And as we all know the Lord Jesus said,

Jesus' words teach us very plainly:

Those who commit sins

are not qualified to remain in the kingdom of God.

Almighty God also says,

It is important for us to ponder why God chose to do this.

The intention of God saving mankind

is to gain a group of holy mankind.

If they are of sin and if they are of filth,

then by God's own word

they are not entitled to enter the kingdom.

This is determined by God's righteous disposition.

So, those who were forgiven of their sins

and saved through the grace,

are still in need of a further work of purification and of salvation,

if they want to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Did I hear you mention "a further work of salvation" just now?

Jesus Himself said upon the cross, "It is finished."

Those were His words. What is it that you think He meant?

Is it your position

that Jesus wasn't then able to grant us salvation?

What you're doing is boldly denying both our Savior's word

and the most important work He ever performed!

Truly, the Lord Jesus said clearly

that God's salvation work was finished.

Yes, it's what the Lord Jesus said personally.

You can't just deny it!