Possessing eternal life or receiving a promise of it at the end ?
“But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved.”
Matthew 24:13 KJV
Salvation is something we will possess at the end of our faith not something we possess now as if we could lose it it’s a goal set before us a promise that if we endure the trial of faith in the world
“that
the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though
it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”
1 Peter 1:7-9
Do you notice how in the New Testament. It doesn’t just say “ you’re all saved your all saved “ but rather it’s a doctrine for us to apply to our lives ?
Does this sound like Paul is saying “ you’re already saved there’s nothing else to do ?” Or is he guiding them towards something telling them “ wake up !”
“Wherefore,
my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For
it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life;
that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”
Philippians 2:12-16
work out your salvation not “ your already saved nd you could never lose th is salvation you already possess “ or this does it make us think we’re already saved ? or is he instructing us to change our view ?
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
Colossians 3:1-10, 12-16 KJV
salvstion os a promise made by Jesus our lord that if we believe in him hesr the gospel and follow we shall surely live and not die but if we reject him nd won’t heed his word nd refuse to follow the lord who’s offering us life we’ll surely perish th the world
airs a guarantee if we follow but it’s not conditionless as if either way we respond we’re already saved this world is testing our faith in him like a refiners fire
awe need to stand firm in faith d repent when we fail and continue on in faith to receive salvation it’s a promise that if we become his disciples we will certainly be saved if we refuse the gospel however we certainly will perish
a remember brother every one of us has to appear before his judgement throne only Jesus has the right to judge a persons salvation and he will for all of us if we trust his words we’re going to live if we don’t we have to answer to those same words
Salvstion is something Jesus disciples can rest assured of but this requires them to hear him and learn from him and follow his ways towards home
airs like if we’re in a burning building and a hero enters and says just walk straight and you’ll get out , if we don’t trust him we aren’t going to follow his word that’s guiding us out of the fire . If we do trust his word we’re going to follow what he said because we believe it’s salvstion from the flames
awe have to be his disciples ehich is what transforms us and changes us into his image we accept his judgements and they become our guiding principles in this way we become like him following his faith and ideas of life with God but salvstion is the end of that we hear the promise at the beginning that compels us but we also have to follow tonthe end to receive anything faith is something you have to hear about me then you follow after like this
“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
Hebrews 11:13,
abraham the original man of faith didn’t receive the promise in his lifetime on earth he lived and died believing the promise would come to pass he died believing fornthe promise
that’s us and salvstion we believe that Jesus is going to save us in the end but we are walking by that faith until we arrive in the next world
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