No Sin in Heaven

There is no sin in heaven!

In heaven, there is no sin in me or in anyone else. 

All the redeemed in heaven are glorified.

I absolutely cannot comprehend the wonder to come. 

Three stages of salvation

Saved from the penalty of sin

Believers, including OT saints, have been saved from the penalty of sin. 

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)

Believers have been justified by God. (Romans 8:30)

Being saved from the power of sin

We, the still-living believers, are in the process of being saved from the power of sin. We are learning to live in newness of life, to live in the power of the Holy Spirit.

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18)

In Romans 8:30 it is the unspecified period between justification and glorification. 

… these whom He justified, He also glorified. (Romans 8:30)

We are responsible to live obeying and pleasing God. We have to work at it. (But God helps!)

… work out your salvation with fear and trembling. (Philippians 2:12)

Right now though, we still sin. And I HATE my sins. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Believers typically will sin less as we grow in the Lord. But we hate our sin more. We must continue to strive to live godly lives. And, as told in 1 John 1:9, we are to confess.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Shall be saved from the presence of sin

But next! We shall be saved from the presence of sin. No sin anywhere. The will of Almighty God’s will be done perfectly and joyfully. 

Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. (Romans 5:9)

We shall be glorified.

… the spirits of the righteous [in heaven are] made perfect. (Hebrews 12:23)

“just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. (Ephesians 1:4)

I can’t wait.