It was my nauseous displeasure to view a celebration of Billy Graham's birthday. This great happening was viewed on the most heretical, obscene religious station this world has ever known called T.B.N. The epitome of bragging on this Dr. Rev. was the comment made about the "rewards" he would receive. One said Mr. Graham's rewards would be grander than can be imagined. Another said he would be waiting to help carry "the world's greatest evangelist's" rewards.
We could just let this go by and; if I had good sense, I would. But I don't! It is such a sickening display of God-dishonoring, man-deifying hog wash, that it must be addressed. I am fully aware of what religion is teaching. They say there are many crowns that some believers will strut around heaven, and they sing, "Will There Be Any Stars in my Crown?" This an evil smell in the nostrils of the Almighty.
Salvation is all of grace from start to finish. He chose me by His grace and through His longsuffering He brought me through rebellion and sin and evil and revealed to me that He had chosen me. If it were not for the grace of God, I would tell nothing but lies even as I stand preaching.
It doesn't make a bit of sense for anyone to expect a reward for something he didn't have anything to do with. Faith is the gift of God, and everything is the gift of grace from start to finish. All good works are of God. From God's eternal purpose all the way to eternal glory, it is all God's grace in Christ.
You can count your dung if you want to, but it sure smells bad.