27.What is the standing before God of each person who is practicing these behaviours?

He will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

It is obvious, from Galatians 5:19-21, that Paul did not believe that a person who is practicing sin will enter the Kingdom of God on the basis of his profession of faith in Christ. If Paul believed that, he is contradicting himself in these verses and in many other passages of his writings.

The Epistle to the Galatians was written to "the churches of Galatia"; so the passage above is addressed to the saints, not to unbelievers.

Where, then, does godly behaviour enter the Christian salvation? Are we saved on the basis of our behaviour? No. Can we earn salvation by living a good life?

No. Salvation is God’s gift to us through our faith in Christ.

What does Paul mean by stating, "they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God"? The answer is as follows:

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature [a new creation]: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (II Corinthians 5:17).

We cannot earn salvation by works of righteousness or by obeying the Law of Moses.

Righteous, holy, and obedient conduct is the fruit of Christ dwelling in us.

If any man be in Christ there is a new creation. The adultery, fornication, uncleanness, hatred, carousing, and similar behaviours, are passing out of our life. We are beginning to practice righteousness and holiness.

If a person becomes a Christian and over a period of years there is no transformation of behaviour, the filthy behaviours of the flesh are still in evidence, there still is fornication, drunkenness, outbursts of rage, then that believer is not living in Christ. There is no evidence that he is in Christ. There is no evidence that he is being saved into God’s Kingdom.

Christians are recognized by the fruit of godly behaviour. If there is no fruit of godly behaviour, Christ is not in the personality. If Christ is living in an individual, righteous and holy behaviour will proceed. It is impossible that Christ is living in a person, and yet fornication, rage, drunkenness, idolatry, sorcery, strife continue to be practiced.

Whoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God (I John 3:9).