Pretty close in line with what I've been saying.
I've been talking about the continuance of faith in Christ in order to be saved when he returns.
Not the doing of righteous works to earn salvation when he returns.
But people keep hearing my argument as 'you have to work to earn your salvation'.
Which is quite annoying, actually.
But I understand there are doctrines out there that teach that even if you have to continue to have faith in order to be saved you are earning your salvation by what you do.
But anyway, yes, ultimately, faith in Christ will show up in some change of behavior in a person. And I agree that change will be relative to where that person was when they got saved. And I do think its fair to argue that if you don't have works of righteousness when Jesus comes back you will not be saved when Jesus comes back. But I prefer to address if from the angle of if you don't continue in your faith in Christ with a change in your works as the evidence of that faith, you won't be saved when Jesus comes back.
I've been talking about the continuance of faith in Christ in order to be saved when he returns.
Not the doing of righteous works to earn salvation when he returns.
But people keep hearing my argument as 'you have to work to earn your salvation'.
Which is quite annoying, actually.
But I understand there are doctrines out there that teach that even if you have to continue to have faith in order to be saved you are earning your salvation by what you do.
But anyway, yes, ultimately, faith in Christ will show up in some change of behavior in a person. And I agree that change will be relative to where that person was when they got saved. And I do think its fair to argue that if you don't have works of righteousness when Jesus comes back you will not be saved when Jesus comes back. But I prefer to address if from the angle of if you don't continue in your faith in Christ with a change in your works as the evidence of that faith, you won't be saved when Jesus comes back.
I absolutely feel secure in my salvation, but it doesn't mean I can grow complacent; God will and has corrected my course, disciplined me, rebuked me as much as He loved me and kept me.
I think there are times we need all of it, but I don't think it means salvation will be lost, I believe the Bible is clear that God's children will overcome..
We aren't terribly far apart though. God bless..
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