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'Following Christ' is the sanctification process. It results in things presented at the Bema Seat of Christ IN HEAVEN, where if what you have is wood, hay, or stubble, it will be burned up, but you will be saved as by fire. When you believe in Him and accept His Justification Of you, your are immediately indwelt by the Holy Spirit, thus you are then going to be in Heaven, even if all you can manage is wood, hay, and stubble. That IS a blessed hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. He generates the faith, in you. The reason you are guaranteed to be in Heaven --and watch this, it is essential because it clearly differentiates Catholic belief from what the Bible actually teaches-- you are guaranteed Heaven because of Him, not because you muddled through enough to be worthy of His Grace. He translates you to Heaven because of Him in you, not the works you may drag along with you.

I know you are a Christ loving person, and I know you believe what you say. I respect you do not agree with the Catholic church and it’s teachings, but again we are not going to agree.

Here He separates the sheep and goats by what they have done

Matthew 25:31-46:

“When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”