Yes — a believer can be sure of heaven because Scripture places that certainty in Christ's finished work and God's grace, not in human merit.
Christ entered the heavenly tabernacle once by His own blood and obtained eternal redemption (Hebrews 9:12; Clip0). God has 'raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus' (Ephesians 2:6). A believer's confidence rests on what God has already declared, not on personal merit. This is why Les can say that Spirit-baptized believers have their eternal destiny guaranteed (Clip4).
Hebrews 9:12 — Christ entered the holy place once with His own blood, obtaining eternal redemption, which is the ground of a believer's assurance.
Ephesians 2:6 — Scripture says the believer is already raised up and seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
The Bible grounds a believer's confidence in union with Christ. It says, 'And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus' (Ephesians 2:6). The same passage explains how that position is received: 'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast' (Ephesians 2:8-9). So salvation is not a wage for good behavior but a gift received through faith.
Les teaches that the believer's assurance rests entirely on what Christ has already done. He explains that Christ entered the greater, more perfect tabernacle in heaven once by His own blood and obtained eternal redemption (Clip0). Les also points to Paul's words that God has quickened, raised, and seated believers together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus — all by grace, not works — so God already sees the believer there (Clips1,7).
The foundation is Christ's once-for-all work. Les explains that Christ entered the greater, more perfect tabernacle not made with hands and, by His own blood, entered once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption (Clip0; Hebrews 9:12). This is why Paul can say God 'hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus' (Ephesians 2:6). In Les's teaching, the Spirit's baptism places the true believer into the Body of Christ, and that act guarantees eternal destiny (Clip4).
Les says a departed believer is in paradise in the presence of God in soul and spirit, waiting for the resurrection day. He calls it a comfort to know that believing loved ones are already in His presence and seated in the heavenlies. Because believers are already citizens of heaven, death only affects the body; the inner person is safe with the Lord.
Les is clear: water baptism and church membership do not place anyone into the Body of Christ. Only the Holy Spirit's baptism places a true, genuine believer into the Body, and the unsaved cannot be part of it. Unless a person is in the Body of Christ by the Spirit, they are not saved.
Scripture and Les agree that good works are not the qualification for salvation. God expects believers to withdraw from the world, but that follows salvation. The only way to please God is by faith, and the 'good' that leads to the resurrection of life is the good of believing. At the bema seat, believers give account for their works after salvation, not for sin, because those sins are paid for.
Christ's Finished Atonement
Les teaches that Christ entered the heavenly tabernacle once by His own blood and obtained eternal redemption, which makes a believer's position secure.
Seated in Heaven in Christ
Les teaches that because salvation is by grace, God already sees believers seated in heaven in Christ, and a believing loved one is in His presence.
Departed Believers in Paradise
Les teaches that believers who die are present with God in soul and spirit, waiting for resurrection, and that believing the Gospel is the qualification.
A Once-for-All Salvation
Les teaches that salvation was completed at the moment of belief and that the bema seat does not involve giving an account for sin because those sins are paid for.
Spirit Baptism Guarantees Destiny
Les teaches that the Holy Spirit places the believer into the Body of Christ, guaranteeing eternal destiny, so there is no reason to doubt.
The Only Good That Counts
Les teaches that faith, not moral works, is the only way to please God, and that 'good' in John 5:29 means becoming a person of faith.
Only the Saved Are in the Body
Les teaches that only true believers are placed into the Body of Christ by the Spirit, and that water baptism and church membership cannot secure heaven.
Already Seated in Heaven
Les teaches that by grace, not works, God has raised and seated believers in the heavenlies in Christ, and God already sees them there.
Hebrews 9:12: Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Christ's single entrance into the holy place with His own blood is what obtained eternal redemption.
Hebrews 9:24: For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
It shows Christ now appears in God's own presence for believers, not in a man-made copy.
Ephesians 2:6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
This verse states God has already seated believers in heavenly places in Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Salvation is a gift received by faith, not a wage earned by works.
John 5:29: And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
It points to two resurrections with different outcomes, grounded in a person's relationship to God.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
It establishes that faith, not moral effort, is what pleases God.
Yes. Les says it is a comfort to know that believing loved ones are already in His presence and seated in the heavenlies. They are present with the Lord in soul and spirit while they wait for the resurrection day. Their salvation was completed the moment they believed.
No. Les says good works are what follow salvation, not what qualify for it. The only way to please God is by faith, and salvation is by grace through faith, not of works. At the Bema seat believers are rewarded for their labor after salvation, but their sins were paid for at the cross.
No. Les teaches that water baptism and membership on church rolls do not place a person into the Body of Christ. The only baptism that counts for eternity is the Holy Spirit placing the true believer into the Body; apart from that a person is unsaved.
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