Yep. Faith is the condition.
Colossians 1:22-23
22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel, which that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
What were to happen if someone doesn't endure until the end, but loses faith?
lol Ok...I feel I should probably add clarification to my original post to see where I'm coming from. Here are Christ letters to his 7 end-time Churches, after the cross; New Testament. Remember these are all considered his church so we have to assume they all confess Christ. Notice what he warns will happen to some of his church. Notice what he says...
To Ephesus - Revelation 2:2-7
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
- Part of Christ's church
- Said to have "fallen"
- Must repent or will have their "light" removed (keeping light is conditional)
- Must Endure to eat from tree of Life (conditional)
To Smyrna - Revelation 2:9-11
9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the second death.
- Part of Christ's church
- Must be faithful until death (duration)
- Must Endure to avoid "second death" (i.e.
lake of fire; conditional)
To Pergamos - Revelation 2:13-17
13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against [you] with the sword of my mouth.
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Part of Christ's church
- Has doctrines Christ hates
- Must repent from them or Christ will fight with sword (same sword used to slay enemies in Rev 19)
- Must Endure to eat hidden manna & have hidden name (conditional)
To Thyatira - Revelation 19-29
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Part of Christ's church
- Commits sins
- Will be cast into great tribulation unless repents from sins
- Must Endure UNTO THE END to receive power over the nations (conditional)
To Sardis - Revelation 3:2-6
3 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Part of Christ's church
- Called "dead"
- Works not perfect
- Garments "defiled"
- Must repent or Christ will come upon them as a thief
- Must Endure so as to not be BLOT OUT of the book of life (conditional)
To Philadelphia - Revelation 3:8-13
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Part of Christ's church
- Has kept Christ word and endured
- Must not let anyone take away crown (which means it can be taken away)
- Must Endure to become a pillar in God's temple and be written upon (conditional)
To Laodiceans - Revelation 3:15-22
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Part of Christ's church
- Called "lukewarm"
- Considered wretched
- Must repent from materialism
- Must Endure to sit with Christ on his throne (conditional)
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Again, each one of these are of Christ's Church...
Again, each one of these have thus Confessed Christ and the Cross else they wouldn't be of His Church...
Again, these are warnings and instructions to Christ's Church for the end times when he would "come to them"...
Will fight some of HIS CHURCH with the sword from his mouth, no different from the armies against him, if they don't repent and endure in the faith...
Will cast some of HIS CHURCH into great tribulation, if they don't repent and endure in the faith...
Will BLOT OUT some of HIS CHURCH from the BOOK OF LIFE, if they don't repent and endure in the faith...
Some of HIS CHURCH Will not face the SECOND DEATH (i.e. lake of fire), IF THEY ENDURE in the faith...
He tells some of HIS CHURCH to REMAIN FAITHFUL unto their death...
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These passages aren't talking about physical deliverance but eternal salvation. So address what the scriptures say. Christ wouldn't even talk about
the second death or
blotting out a name out of the book of life with HIS CHURCH if THEIR salvation was secured at the moment of confession. But 7 times (the number of perfection) he tells his church to
endure until the end.
