Salvation And Reward
SALVATION AND REWARD
God's economy, however, includes more than salvation. It also includes the reward of entering into the blessing of the kingdom age. Hence, to be saved is one thing, and to receive the king dom reward is another thing. This is the reason for the Lord's teaching in Luke 14:25-35.
Verses 25 and 26 say, "Now great crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them, If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and chil dren and brothers and sisters, and moreover, his own soul life also, he cannot be My disciple." The tone here is very different from that in 14:15-24. For salvation there is no need for us to do any thing. This means that for salvation there are no terms, no conditions. We simply need to answer God's invitation and receive what He offers us and we are saved. But there is more to God's economy than just being saved. After we are saved, we need to enter into the coming kingdom to receive a reward. Therefore, to be saved by grace is one thing, and to be rewarded according to our fol lowing of the Lord is another thing.
We all need to see the difference between