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Who are those that inherit the kingdom of God?

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(I Corinthians 6:9-12 [KJV])
 [9] Know ye not that '''the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God'''? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
 [10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
 [11] '''And such were some of you: but ye are washed''', but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
 [12] '''All things are lawful unto me''', but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God [9]. But the believers have been washed in the blood of Christ [11]. As a believer all things are lawful [12] but all things are not expedient.
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(Romans 3:21-26 [KJV])
 [21] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
 [22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
 [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
 [24] '''Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus''':
 [25] Whom God hath set forth to be a '''propitiation through faith in his blood''', to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
 [26] To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the '''justifier of him which believeth in Jesus'''.
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Who are the righteous? We see that we are justified freely by his grace through the dedemption that is in Christ Jesus [24], through faith in his blood [25], through faith in Jesus Christ [26].

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(Ephesians 5:1-9 [KJV])
 [1] Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
 [2] And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
 [3] But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
 [4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
 [5] For this ye know, that '''no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God'''.
 [6] Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
 [7] Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
 [8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
 [9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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So what does [5] mean that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, hath any inheritance in God. What he is talking about is [[Pearl:unbeliever | unbelievers]], in other words lost people. Because the [[Scribe:Believer|believers]] have been washed (1cor6:11) and therefore they are no longer defined by their sins.

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(Revelation of John 20:11-15 [KJV])
 [11] And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
 [12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
 [13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: '''and they were judged every man according to their works'''.
 [14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
 [15] '''And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire'''. 
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[[Pearl:unbeliever | Unbelievers]] are thrown into the lake of fire [15] but the believers have their name written in the book of life [15] so they are not thrown into the lake of fire. 

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(Ephesians 1:13-14 [KJV])
 [13] In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, '''ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise''',
 [14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
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Once saved always saved [13].

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