Inner man wins the reward

The "fellowship of the mystery" Paul talks about demonstrating before the universe God’s wisdom and God’s eternal purpose to bring heaven and earth, the whole universe, under His authority in willing, joyous, happy subjection and submission to Him and His headship.

“I don’t how it is that people, when they see that truth, it doesn’t produce fruit," says Jordan. "The most natural thing in the world is for the doctrine to produce duty, and when it doesn’t, people haven’t really seen it.

“It might be up in their noggin, but it hasn’t gotten into the heart; the mentality of their soul. It isn’t down there; it’s just a mental concept and what Paul’s talking about is people not just SEEING the doctrine, but seeing the LIVING aspect of it; the fellowship side.

“II Corinthians 5:10 says, [10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

“It doesn’t say receive FOR the things done in his body. To receive FOR would be to perform a task, cut down a tree, say, and then be paid $20 for doing it. So what did you receive? $20. Why? You cut the tree down.

“It says you’re going to receive the things done IN His body. Where’s God working in your life today? Aren’t you strengthened by His spirit in your inner man? Aren’t you renewed in your inner man? Where is your inner man? Isn’t it in your body?

“So if you receive the things done in your body, what are you receiving? You’re receiving what you did in your inner man! What Paul’s talking about, when you get to the ‘judgment seat of Christ,’ the degree of edification that you have experienced in your inner man is going to be manifested; put on display.

“All the other is taken away and just left right there to manifest the degree of edification of spiritual growth in Christlikeness; how much Christ has been formed in your inner man.

"THAT'S what you’re going to receive! 'The day will declare it.' All the other will be taken away and THAT’S what God’s going to put His approval on. ‘According to that he hath done,' is a reference to the edification that results in godliness in your inner man, whether it be good or bad.”

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