What will happen if you are saved but you choose to live it up in the world?

QUESTION:

Let's say a person hears and responds to the gospel of grace and believes in Jesus. Justification takes place the moment the get saved. However, the remain a babe in Christ as they never renew their mind to the will and ways of God. They remain weak in spirit and their flesh continues to control their thoughts and actions. What will happen to people like this when they die or when the rapture happens?

ANSWER:

You need to understand that justification is not something that occurs in the flesh. It is a positional status that God declares over you when you believe in Christ, Rom.7. Your flesh is not justified. That is why your flesh will be dissolved (in death or the rapture). Your flesh is unsalvageable. It is corrupt and vile, and it must be done away with. Your spirit is justified at salvation, and this verdict cannot be changed irrespective of your choices on earth, Rom.8:1.

What should happen on earth is the following:

If you chose to follow God’s word, you will mortify the deeds of the flesh as you will be daily transformed by the Word into the image of Christ Rom.8:12-13. You will grow in knowledge of God's will and ways, and exercising what you learn will start to form Christ within you, maturing you from a babe in Christ to an adopted Son of God, able to execute the good, acceptable and perfect will of God, Rom.12:1-2.

What could happen on earth is the following:

If you stay in the world system and in sin, you will die Rom.8:13. What do I mean by die? You will cut yourself off from the operation of God’s Spirit within you. You will become reprobate and unprofitable to God. Christ will not be formed within you. You will not function in God’s will, and you won’t produce any fruit unto Him. Will you retain your salvation? Yes 1 Cor.3:15. You will not go to hell, but you will suffer loss in the life to come as you will have nothing to show for faithfulness unto His glory. You will be a vessel of dishonour in the house of God,

2 Timothy 2:19-21  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.  20  But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.  21  If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.