Misconception #2- Without Holiness no man shall make heaven!

I am aware that I am stepping on a very big religious toe today! The Scripture quoted above is from Hebrews 12:14, ' Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:' Amen! What does this scripture really mean? I'll answer in two ways! First of all, let's notice that the scripture ends with a colon which means that the succeeding verse is explaining what it means. Let's look at verse 15, 'Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;' Here we have the explanation: Holiness is looking diligently at Jesus, lest we fail (or frustrate) of the Grace of God, Paul says we fail of this grace when we look unto our works rather than depend on Christ's work- Galatians 2:21, Galatians 5:4! Then, the issue of 'No man shall the Lord' doesn't refer to heaven, it simply means to obscure the revelation of God in your life to others', that's why he says, '..Many be defiled'. The second way to address this issue is, even if it meant making heaven, Holiness is looking unto Christ lest we fail of the Grace of God. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith; he starts it by his grace and ends it by his grace! Jesus doesn't save us by his grace and we end it by our 'good works'! Never mind, God will heal that big toe! Lol! #Epignosis #GreaterGlory