Question 87

Cannot they then be saved, who, continuing in their wicked and ungrateful lives, are not converted to God?

By no means: for the holy scripture declares that no unchaste person, idolater, adulterer, thief, covetous man, drunkard, slanderer, robber, or any such like, shall inherit the kingdom of God.^a

1. a. 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Ephesians 5:5–6; 1 John 3:14–15; Galatians 5:21

   1 Corinthians 6:9–10

   ^6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ^6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

   ^6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, ^6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

   Ephesians 5:5–6

   ^5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ^5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

   ^5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ^5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

   1 John 3:14–15

   ^3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ^3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

   ^3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. ^3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

   Galatians 5:21

   ^5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

   ^5:21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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