Entering Christ the
gate or door is entering
Christ's Church through Him or simply becoming member of His body (His Church) and
thus, he will be safe (John10:9). Yet, it is evident that many people do not see or realize that
Christ the door, is the only way towards
peace with God and salvation.
30D.1 How did Christ spelled out
the fate of the man who is not in his Church or not a member of his
Church?
In John 15:5,
this is written:
"I' am the vine, you are the
branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
for without Me you can do nothing."
(NKJV)
The Lord Christ Jesus
as head of the church, likened Himself to
a vine and the members of His church as His branches. The Lord said "without me, you can do
nothing". Man is helpless if he is not with the Lord. Man is
helpless if he is not a member of Christ's body.
30D.2 What is the misfortune of
a member which at first is connected to Him but latter was severed or
separated from Him?
In John 15:6, Christ states:
"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is
cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw
them into the fire, and they are burned." (NKJV)
The member
is likened to a branch that will wither when
separated from the vine— Christ. These are the members of the Christ
body or church
who do not continue as members and latter on separated from Him. Without
Christ's help they can do nothing, thus they
turn back to sin which is punishable with
the second death in the lake of fire.
30D.3
How does the Holy Scripture
regard those who refuse to enter Christ's Church or those who are outside
the Church?
According to Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:12,
"that at that time you were without
Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers
from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in
the world." NKJV)
Sadly, when they
are regarded as without Christ. Without
Christ's help, they
have no hope and without God in the world.
30D.4
Will Christ answer for the
sins of those people who are outside His Church?
Christ answers in John 8:24,
"Therefore I said to you that you
will die of your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He,
you will die in your sins." (NKJV)
Definitely no.
Christ will not answer for their sins.
Why? Simply because they do not belong
to Christ; they are not His branches; they are not members of His
body—the church.
Being outside
His body, because they do not believe in
Him, Christ's will not answer for their sins
because it is contrary to God's law on
sinners (Deut 24:16). Thus, they will die in
their sins.
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In emphasizing
the need to enter the body of Christ, Christ
Jesus likened Himself to
a vine and the members of His body as His branches. The Lord said "without me, you can do
nothing". Man will be helpless if he is not a member of Christ's body.
The member is likened to a branch that will
wither when separated from the vine—Christ.
Unfortunately, there are the members of the Christ
body or church
who do not continue as members and latter on separated. Without Christ's
help they can do nothing, thus they turn back to
sin which is punishable with the second death in
the lake of fire.
Sadly, there are
also people who refuse to enter Christ's church.
So, they are regarded as without Christ. Without
Christ's help, they
have no hope and without God in the world. Definitely, Christ will not
answer for their sins because it is contrary to
God's law on sinners. Simply because, they do not belong
to Christ; they are not His branches; they are not members of His
body—the church.
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