Jesus
said it, “He who endures to the end shall be saved!” (Mt10:22) MANY
refuse to believe it and FEW remain in the faith that ‘once believed’ in
His Name. The false teachers have millions convinced that genuine
eternal salvation can be had in a moment’s time and kept without the
slightest bit of effort put forth by the participant. But NOTHING could
be further from the truth!
Taken
on face value the Bible clearly teaches a Conditional security, showing
that God’s Grace Works in concert with man’s Obedience resulting in a
Steadfast and enduring faith that purifies the heart & has Victory
over the world! (1Pet1:22, 1Jh5:4, Rom2:7)
All
else is the ‘devil’s faith’ (Js2:19) and works only spiritual death and
ruin. Those who remain in bondage to the inward corruption of sin have
NOT the faith spoken of in the Bible. They may have assurance of sins
forgiven through the doctrines of men, but reality speaks for itself.
Destitute of the Spirit and Void of personal holiness, they wander in
the wilderness of time drifting ever closer to the great Judgment.
(Mt7:21-23)
In
the Bible the word ‘Keep’ means to Hold Firmly, Guard, attend to
carefully and Watch. When Jesus said, “IF you love Me you will KEEP My
Commandments!” He meant exactly that. You will indeed HOLD FAST to My
Word, Carefully Guard and Watch so that what you have attained by FAITH
will not slip away and become of no value. Thus the Gospel message
proclaimed: (check Heb2:1-2)
“By this Gospel you are saved, IF you HOLD FIRMLY to the Word which I preached, unless you have believed in vain.” 1Cor15:2
The
Message and the Condition in a nutshell. Rejected outright by MOST
professing Christians because it interferes with their doctrine. Yet the
Word stands firm. Grace through faith saves you on the CONDITION you
HOLD FIRMLY to the truth. Otherwise NOTHING in Scripture makes sense!
When
you are told time & time again to: Hold Fast, Keep yourself Pure,
Add to your faith, Make every effort to enter by the Narrow Gate and
Guard your heart, to WHAT purpose would it serve IF salvation was
unconditional? Faith would indeed ‘Make Void the law’ under such a
notion. But Clearly FAITH establishes the law! (Rom3:31) That’s why
obedience to God’s Commands is not optional.
Addressing
every argument opposed to the Conditions of Scripture is NOT the
purpose of this tract. Awakening you to the perils of believing in Vain
is! Remember Scripture states that the devils believe and tremble.
The
ONLY difference between you and them is WHAT you DO with God’s Word!
You are either receiving it to the saving of the soul, or hearing and
NOT doing. (James1:21-27)
Jesus
said you MUST CONTINUE to put His Word into practice! Lk8:21 That’s the
difference between those who will make it and those who won’t. Dig
DEEP! Lk6:48
But
that means nothing to you. You’re once saved always saved, once a son
always a son, nothing can separate you from God’s love and no one can
snatch you out of His hand! Correct? You can produce reams of
explanation by the most imminent Bible scholars of our time that PROVES
salvation is unconditional and NOTHING can effect its outcome once I
have received it! It’s not of works lest any man should boast!
But
True Salvation is WORK from Start to Finish. The Work of faith with
Power! 2Thess1:11 It’s the Word of God WORKING in you as you RECEIVE,
OBEY and PUT it into PRACTICE! (Lk11:28)
Eternal
life will be given ONLY to those who by Patient Continuance in DOING
GOOD seek for glory honor and immortality. Those who are self-seeking
and DO NOT OBEY the truth will receive indignation and wrath.” Rom2:7-8
This
has NOTHING to do with man’s opinion. It is simply stated and easily
understood. If you want to inherit eternal life, you will OBEY what it
says. If you are looking for a loophole, you will find it in the
teaching of men. Everything Christ taught about entering His Kingdom
involves Diligent Obedience. The Means of Grace include ALL the elements
of His teaching: Repentance, Faith, Self Denial, Obedience, Endurance
and Hope. Eliminate any ONE of these from your preaching and the Gospel
has lost its effectiveness to transform the hearts of men.
Jesus
said to both BELIEVE & ENDURE! (Jh3:16, Mt10:22) He said both to
OBEY and DENY yourself! (Jh15:14, Lk9:23) Faith not accompanied by ALL
of these is inoperative, destitute of power to save the soul! That’s why
Jesus said to Build on the Solid Rock of His Truth! (Mat7:24) It
requires effort to enter into life. Faith is Both Substance &
Evidence. Thus it moves the soul toward Steadfast obedience to God’s
Word. (Heb11:1, 6-8)
“You are to be presented to Him holy & blameless, IF you CONTINUE in the faith GROUNDED, STEAD FAST and IMMOVABLE!”
Col1:22-23 Does this describe your faith? The Bible assures us that we
have become PARTAKERS of Christ IF we HOLD FIRMLY the beginning of our
confidence STEADFAST to the end!” Heb3:14
Diligence,
Obedience and Steadfast endurance describe those who will inherit the
Kingdom. NOT head knowledge, church attendance and the doctrines of
men. You can trust in a cliche’ or in the AUTHORITY of God’s Holy Word.
It’s your choice. But God gives eternal life ONLY to those who OBEY
Him! Heb5:9.
The
BIGGEST lie Satan ever told is that you can ‘sin and not die’ (Gen3:4)
Based on the assumption that God’s Warnings do not mean what they say.
In other words, IF doesn’t mean IF!
Craftiness
of the highest order, corrupting you from the SIMPLICITY that is in
Christ! (2Cor11:3) But millions have embraced this lie to their eternal
ruination along with its evil companion that teaches NO EFFORT is
required to enter into life, only faith in Christ. Ignoring the SINGLE
element of FAITH that ACTIVATES Gods Saving Power... OBEDIENCE!
(1Jhn2:3-5)
Thus
we have multitudes of professing Christians with the faith of devils.
Destined to burn in eternal fire unless the LIGHT of the Glory of Christ
should shine on them, split the Veil blinding their mind and awaken
them to a life of Steadfast obedience to God!
Christ
is not a Minister of sin and Grace will not make up for your lack of
obedience to the truth. Religious deception is a powerful force and a
Gospel that appeals to your self-indulgence is not easily overcome by
the simple Truth of Scripture. Jesus said that the Kingdom of heaven is
taken by violent and forceful action! Mt11:12, If then the Righteous are
saved with great difficulty, 1Pet4:18, and we are Commanded by Jesus to
STRIVE to enter by the Narrow Gate, Lk13:24 WHAT will the end be of
those who OBEY NOT these things?
Grace
through faith saves you, but you are NOT exempt from OBEDIENCE to enter
into life. The warnings stand. Follow the doctrines of men who explain
these things away if you wish, but KNOW beyond ALL doubt that ‘eternal
security’ is a MYTH!
“He who ENDURES to the end shall be saved!” Mt10:22
Well my brother, that is only a halve sided gospel.
ReplyDeleteBut you should also preach the salvation which is the free Gift of God which is by grace and not by works lest any man should boast.
Paul
Hello Thomas,
ReplyDeleteI believe that you have been taught this by the Word itself, in Jesus, and not through man's doctrine. We must work out our salvation with fear and trembling - which means respect and passion in my eyes.
Hello again Thomas,
ReplyDeleteI want to come back when I have more time to read your other posts. It is nice to meet you.
God bless you.
Hi Brenda, nice to meet you too!
DeleteMy favorite post on here is Jesus said at the last day. It was my first attempt at a post. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!
Thomas, I was reading your post again and was reminded of something that happened to me a long time ago. I had not long been born again and I was aware that the Lord, through His word, was convicting me and convincing me that there was something in my life that I needed to bring into line with the word of God. However I was a little slow in changing, even though I was feeling guilt. One day I opened my Bible and a verse stood out like a neon sign and even appeared to grow in size in front of my eyes. It was 'He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.' Proverbs ch. 29 v. 1. That is when it was really emphasized to me that God's Word is a living word. The new testament is full of 'if's'. We can all call ourselves 'believers' but it is ' as a man thinks so he is.' When we become part of God's Spiritual Israel we have to eat the strong meat in order to be changed, it is no good leaving it on the plate.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, Thank you for telling me about what happened to you. I believe that it would do all Christians well (including myself), to remember how clear God is in His Word. Especially Proverbs 29:1. You are correct about the quantity of "if's" that are in the Bible, it is a lot!!
DeleteHe corrects us because He loves us Tim, and it is only after we have grown in the Spirit a little that we see the depth of that love and the danger of being deceived and under the control of the spiritual enemy if we do not act on the word of God enlightened to us by the Holy Spirit.
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