Hatred,

Contentions,

Jealousies,

Outbursts of wrath,

Selfish ambitions,

Dissensions,

Heresies,

Envy,

Murders,

Drunkenness,

Revelries,

And the like;

Of which

I tell you beforehand,

Just as I also told you

In time past,

That those who practice

Such things

Will not inherit

The kingdom of God."Galatians 5:19-21

Condensed,

Distilled and coalesced,

It sounds like this:

That even though we know

We're saved by grace through faith

In Jesus Christ alone,

The things we do

Or do not do,

Are never unimportant.Ephesians 2:8Titus 3:1-8

For if the God of all

Has promised all

The power to obey,Philippians 4:13Romans 1:16-17

Then what will happen

If we won't let Him change

Our wicked ways?Zechariah 7:8-13

Will barren branches,

Or those who choose

To bear bad fruit,

Survive?Luke 13:6-9

Or will those who say

They love the Lord,

And yet whose deeds

Deny His holy name,

Be saved?Matthew 7:22-23

The Bible abounds

With stories

Of those who thought

They could.

And it tells of the woes

Of those who walked

With those who walked with God,

But they themselves,

Never did.Genesis 4:3-122 Kings 5:15-27

And yet,

Even though we know