Saturday, April 05, 2008

Enduring Till The End!

Matthew; 24:13
(But he who endures to the end shall be saved.)

Perseverance doesn't save us, but if we persevere, it is evidence that our faith is genuine and our salvation will be secure in Christ Jesus. If you fall away from Christ, it is evidence that you faith was not genuine. Those who are true believers will continue in their faith because they are held by the power of God. Many people will say that they are Christians but are they truly believers in Christ? All through the Scriptures we are warned about persevering and not falling away. How can we stay strong in our faith when we are attacked continually by the evil forces of darkness?

We have to remain in the Word and stay close to God. He is our Rock and our Salvation and the forces of darkness will not prevail against Him. He is the one who can hold us securely and keep us from falling away.
John; 10:27-29
(My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and the shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.)
If we truly believe in Jesus and have put our faith in Him, He will keep us secure. This doesn't say that once you put your faith in Jesus you can live anyway you desire because if you are truly saved, you will want to do His will. True believers will stay close to God and He will keep them secure.

Can something separate us from the love of God? If we are believers in Jesus Christ and have put our faith in Him as Lord and Savior, then according to God's word, the answer is "NO". Remember, once you put your faith in Jesus you become a child of God. If God is for you, who can be against you?
Romans; 8:35
(Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?)
If this wasn't enough, Paul continues and give more evidence of God's love for us.
Romans; 8:38-39
(For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.)

God loves us and keeps us secure, our job is to stay close and endure to the end. I don't feel that you can lose your salvation "IF" you were truly saved in the first place. Why do I feel this way? When you are saved, you become a new creation in Christ and God will do His work in you until completion.
2Corinthians; 5:17
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.)
You aren't the same person anymore. Yes, you still have the sin nature but you also have the Holy Spirit giving you strength to resist the temptation to sin.
Philippians; 1:6
(being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;)
Ephesians; 1:13-14
(In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.)

This is why I believe the way I do! You may differ with this, but I base it on God's promises in His Word. Christ is the one who will give you the strength to endure till the end and keep your salvation secure.

God Bless You!

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