1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Paul sets out a laundry list of those who will not inherit the kingdom of God, then promptly throws a hand grenade right into the list and completely blows it up with the words such were some of you!
In other words, "do you think that being in that list disqualifies you from the kingdom of heaven? It does not, because as we both know some of you were in that laundry list before you came to faith, but you aren't any more. You are washed, justified, and sanctified.
And that is the hand grenade of grace.
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