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THE PURITY OF RAPTURABLE SAINTS

The word "rapture" connotes the catching up of both the dead and living saints who will ascend to meet the LORD Jesus at His coming in the air. The words of Jesus Christ, as recorded by John 14:2,3, clearly states "where I am, there ye may be also". Christ referred to the Heavenly city not the Earth as some false teachers erroneously teach. We must however note that the rapture is not going to involve sinners, backsliders, religious people or even reprobates but Saints only, whose garments are pure and white, made clean and bright by the blood of the sacrificial lamb (Jesus Christ).


It is a great privilege to be called a child of God. Just as He has made available the redemption of mankind through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, He also recognizes the penitent heart that comes to Him believing in the saving might of this precious blood. It is irrelevant whether the world denounces and refuses to recognize the efficiency of this wonder working blood of Christ. What matters most is that, all who believes are washed and made whole in His sight. Thereby, obtaining the rare privilege of son-ship. Becoming and maintaining this privilege of son-ship entails genuine repentance and abstinence from every form of worldly pollution and practices that defile the heart. It is only upon the fulfillment of this condition that we have assurance to call Him "Abba Father".


Holy parentage do not confer the experience of salvation automatically on anyone. Jesus teaches that a man must be born again, if he desires to see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3). Water baptism or making of the sign of the cross on the forehead cannot and will not in anyway bring anyone into the salvation which God offers through Christ Jesus. It is only after a genuine repentance from sinful practice and a sincere confession of one's sin that the Spirit of God begin to bear witness of this experience in the heart of an individual, thereby replacing condemnation with Joy. 


A believer is expected to live a distinguished life of righteousness that portrays the light of God's word, after obtaining the salvation experience. He/She no longer walk or desire to walk with the people of darkness. Neither does he relish adherence to native proverbs but stands to ensure the execution of Christ's words both in secret and in the public. The LORD saved us with the purpose of taking us to Heaven. We are to endeavour we make this our focus while running the Christian race.


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