"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called..." Hebrew 11.8
Obedience. Faith gives us the right to justice. And, once justified, we have the right to receive the presence of God and eternal salvation. However, once the gates of heaven are open for us, we must obey the Word of God.
Without the sacrifice of obeying, your faith will not work.
"Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies." Romans 8.33
When there is a sincere repentance, there will be true forgiveness. And when this happens, not even the devil, your conscience or anybody else has the right to continue accusing you.
If the Holy Spirit has forgiven you, who can accuse you?
"So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth." Revelation 3.16
When a Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit, sacrifices and lives by faith, he is hot.
On the other hand, an unbeliever would be considered cold.
Although being cold is bad, it's still better than being lukewarm in the faith. This type of person is undefined about what he wants. Like the waves of the ocean, he does not know what he wants.
"For what does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness'." Romans 4.3
Abraham proved his faith to God by obeying His Word and because of that he was justified by God.
In other words, Abraham was a sinner like anyone else, but his obedience made him worthy before God.
Therefore, those who are obedient to the Word of God are forgiven, those who are disobedient are condemned.
"Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, and works righteously, and speaks the truth in his heart..." Psalm 15.1-2
The word RIGHTEOUSNESS is written 371 times in the Bible. RIGHTEOUSNESS is the foundation of the Almighty's Throne. What does this have to do with mankind? No one that lives unrighteously can contemplate the face of God. This is why the Holy Spirit confirms that the wages of sin is death.
"For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5.20
The Kingdom of Heaven is purely righteous. Once there, you will have no memories of what is unrighteous. In order to enter, you must be righteous.
But how can we be righteous when we are merely human and sinners? Abraham's faith, along with his obedience to the Word of God, made him a righteous man.
Therefore, you must use your faith in obedience to the Word.
"Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His."Romans 8.9
Who is saved? Who belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ? This verse leaves us without a shadow of a doubt. The good thing about these questions is that the Holy Spirit has already answered it deep inside those who are His, when He says: The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8.16
If you still have doubts, seek Him immediately.
