Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Salted, tried and refined by fire

Salted by fire or burned with fire. Which one are you?

Tested and tried, perfected and purified. That should be the case for every Christian. If not, then burned with fire is the judgement that awaits those who deny our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:29 - For our God is a consuming fire.

We know that when we appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

In the meantime, the Godly fire is at work in our lives perfecting and purifying us.

Mark 9:49 - For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Trying us:

1 Peter 1:7 - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Purifying us:

1 Peter 1:22 - Seeing ye have purified

We know that gold is purified in fire Revelation 3:18 - I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,

But those who deny God shall be burned with fire.
Revelation 18:8 - Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Salted with Fire or Burned with Fire.
Which one are you? Think about it.

9 Comments:

  1. Redeemed said...
    Great post. I am thankful for the Godly fire. It prepares us to stand stand pure before a righteous God at the Judgement Seat of Christ.
    Consecrated said...
    What made me think about the fire of God was a certain fellow at the Welcome Hall mission the other day. He had been saved in 1985, but when he was put through the fiery test, he flunked and became bitter at God. Your brother counselled him and encouraged him.

    Thank the Lord who prayed for us that when tested and tried our faith would not perish.
    Redeemed said...
    yeh, I know, I was there. His name is Joey. :)
    Genesis 3:15 said...
    I took ceramics class two summers ago and since then, it has affected my understanding of God's work in my life. (You guys should all take ceramics--each step in throwing (making) a pot, refining it, allowing it to set, firing it (putting it in the "kiln" (oven)), and then glazing it, and then firing it again....

    EX: Did you know that when you fire a pot, all the impurities in the clay are burned away? That's why China pots (which are fired 7 times to get an extremely fine and delicate pot) sound like crystal bells when you tap them.

    Did you also know that if you a have a messed-up pot that has hardened and you want to remold it, you have to wash it and soak it in water so that it crumbles and forms a moldable cake?

    anyways....your post made me remember all this--being salted, tried, and refined by fire is the best thing that could happen to us--because then we know that God is perfecting us for His glory.
    Consecrated said...
    What? You knew that Joey's attitude triggered my thoughts? You must have extra powers.
    Consecrated said...
    Thanks for your "ceramic" insight Jo. Very interesting. Ok. Now I must sign up for a course.
    Revelation 2:17 said...
    yeah joe that's some good insight.
    ill remember that
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