...answer
continues from...
...The condemnation
is not Christ castigating
those not accepting Him. They could not
'accept' him anyway and how
does one 'accept' Him unless God has specifically called them at this time?
The condemnation is that
humanity chooses darkness.(John
3:19).rather
than light for three reasons.
Now this verse itself might sound like a condemnation. It is really an
explanation. An explanation in the light of other
scriptures that show that, when you are in light, you are in a loving
and caring attitude; see 'Compassion'. And
when in darkness, one is in ignorance of the truth of the light that his
or her love toward others could bring to those hungering for hope.
Many do not even know and/or
effectively comprehend this loving nature of the Great Infinite Intelligence.
Perhaps long ago. perhaps in their childhood they stopped
listening to their inner prompts.
Consequently, they cannot 'come to Christ' for one of two reasons: God
is not calling them yet or and more probably,
they are not hearing the right message. This improper
message can cause many to become lukewarm spiritually:.Revelation
3:15-19.
Many believers hear that
they will be in heaven and live for eternity. Few hear that one's works
of love here and now determine position in the
government of God on the Earth, long before the next step in eternity
comes.(see
'Rewarded'),
that of a one thousand year period to occur.
Spiritual
persons within whom resides the nature of love the Infinite One has
given them, will be changed. Of them, those who may have passed on, will
be resurrected, maybe now,
maybe
later. If later, a body composed of spirit will be present, the real
you.
These resurrected will reign
with
Christ
for the period of government on Earth, after which they and those joining
the body of Christ during this period, will assist for the next 100 years,
in which all those who have died in past ages will be resurrected and have
their opportunity
to grow spiritually
and get the reward of a position in that government.
After that, those who have
not the loving nature of the Infinite One in them.(Matthew
13:41 "The Son of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather
out of his kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity."),
will have their flesh burnt up.(and
probably the only reason then to not accept Christ would be that they are
still tied too much to their own flesh; addictions, perversions and like
mindsets which take the control away from the person),
releasing bondage for them to that which was unable to be overcome.
Then their spirit will also
be free of fleshly bondage (Romans
8:23; 2Corinthians 5:2,4)
and
ready for a new life for them:.Acts
17:28,31;
Colossians 2:9.
God's plan is to reconcile
all to Himself:.1Timothy
2:6; 1John 2:2. See 'All
To Be Saved'.
Paul also was hot for preaching
the gospel:.1Corinthians
9:16.
1Chronicles
16:8.
.
"All men are alike in their
lower natures; it is in their
higher characters that they differ."....Christian
Nestell Bovee, author, lawyer (1820-1904)
.