Failure to live by every word proceeding from the mouth of God disqualifies people, including firstfruits, from inheriting the Kingdom of God. Scripture bars fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, sodomites, thieves, covetous persons, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners from entry, since the law defines sin and sets the required standard of righteousness. Because the law is perpetual, its moral requirements persist unchanged, and any failure to keep the commandments in letter and spirit prevents standing approved before God. Those who selectively obey deceive themselves. Revelation 22:14 affirms that only those who do His commandments may enter. When Jesus Christ returns, He will purify the earth as a refiner's fire, eradicating unrighteousness so that all who repent and change may receive the Spirit of God.

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Don't Cherry Pick God's Law

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim Myers

Mankind selectively embraces certain laws of God while rejecting or altering others, leading to widespread violation of His commands. This pattern of partial obedience extends to those called as firstfruits, where failure to live by every word proceeding from the mouth of God results in disqualification from inheriting the Kingdom of God. Scripture states that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom, listing fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, sodomites, thieves, covetous persons, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners among those excluded. Such conduct, whether arising from deliberate choice or gradual departure from God's words, brings severe penalties that destroy lives, families, and reputations, as illustrated by repeated examples of adultery and other breaches that produce lasting misery and loss. God requires His people to keep every word at the forefront of their minds continually, studying the Bible and praying to avoid mixture in worship or selective application of commands such as those concerning the Sabbath, child discipline, drunkenness, and foolish speech. Those who pick and choose which words to obey deceive themselves into thinking they remain acceptable, yet the warnings make clear that any entanglement with listed sins prevents entry into the Kingdom. Living by all of God's words instead produces the sound mind, self-control, and blessings that align with His purpose for firstfruits.

God's Law Is Eternal

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Those who break God's law through unrighteous conduct are disqualified from inheriting the Kingdom of God. The material states that God will not allow anyone into His family and kingdom who will compromise, as made clear in I Corinthians 6:9-10, where fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, sodomites, thieves, covetous persons, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners are explicitly barred from entry. This disqualification arises directly from violating the commandments, since the law defines sin and sets the standard of righteousness required for participation in the Kingdom. Revelation 22:14 reinforces the point by declaring that only those who do His commandments have the right to the tree of life and may enter through the gates into the city, while outside remain dogs, sorcerers, the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters, and all who love and practice a lie. The text connects these exclusions to the eternal character of the law, noting that its perpetuity means the same moral requirements persist unchanged, so that any failure to keep the commandments in both letter and spirit prevents one from standing approved before God. In this way the material presents disqualification not as an arbitrary penalty but as the necessary consequence of rejecting the perpetual rule by which entrance into the Kingdom is determined.

As In the Days of Lot

'Prophecy Watch' by Earl L. Henn

God decrees that homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God. This pronouncement forms part of His clear declaration that homosexuality constitutes an abomination from which people must repent. In the end time, when modern descendants of Israel adopt the attitude that such conduct is normal and declare their sin openly as Sodom did, their tongue and doings stand against the Lord and provoke the eyes of His glory. The resulting path leads to self-inflicted evil and ultimate exclusion from the Kingdom. When Jesus Christ returns, He will act as a refiner's fire and fuller's soap, purifying the earth of all unrighteousness and perversion so that the homosexual lifestyle is eradicated forever and the Spirit of God becomes available to all who repent and change.

Would Jesus Approve of Same-Sex Marriage?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The absence of any outright scriptural condemnation of homosexuality from the lips of Jesus has been a mainstay of so-called Christian, pro-gay rhetoric.

Stand Fast in a Changing World

Sermon by Kim Myers

We have been warned to keep alert, watching for the return of our Savior, not living in careless ease. We should be sobered by the degenerating state of the world.

The Seventh Commandment

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

The seventh commandment protects family relationships from a sexual standpoint. Sexual sins are highly destructive, and God wants His children to be pure.

Entrance Exam

CGG Weekly by Mike Fuhrer

Only a relative few can meet God's standards because they are extensive and demanding. This fact is one reason 'many are called, but few are chosen.'

Making the Cut (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Why should we think that God disdains requirements for entrance into His Kingdom? Spiritual growth is an intrinsic part of equipping the saints for service.

Part of the Plan

Sermonette by Austin Del Castillo

Many believe that salvation is assured and works only relate to reward. However, God did not reward the unprofitable servant with eternal life but exclusion.

Is it Salvational?

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

It is easy to denigrate a matter as not being 'salvational,' but the real question to ask is, How will this action affect my relationship with God?

Homosexual Marriage?

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Homosexuality is not a lifestyle, but a sin directly against God, flouting God's creation of male and female, and perverting the natural use of the human body.

Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Five)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Most people have not used the Word of God as their standard of morality and conduct, but instead are allowing society and culture to shape their attitudes.

Christianity Is a Fight! (Part 4)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The sanctification process requires us to cooperate with God in order to produce Christian works and character, preparing us for the Kingdom of God.

Basic Doctrines: The Third Resurrection

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Most of Christianity ignores the third resurrection, but it shows God's ultimate justice and how He will deal with incorrigibly evil people in godly love.

The Tenth Commandment

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Coveting begins as a desire. Human nature cannot be satisfied, nothing physical can satisfy covetousness, and joy does not derive from materialism.

Sovereignty and 'Once Saved Always Saved'

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Those who believe in the "once saved always saved" doctrine fail to see that God has a more extensive and creative plan for mankind than merely saving him.