There is a biblical distinction between "born-again" and "saved."
According to 1Pet1:5 and Matt24:13 we WILL BE saved by God's grace at the last day through faith; if we endure to the end:
--> 1Peter 1:5
"who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
--> Matthew 24:13 ESV
But the one who endures to the end WILL BE saved.
The Greek word used here for "endure" [ὑπομένω {(G5278)hupomenō}] could be more accurately translated as "persevere" which indicates a striving forward and not a passive tolerance. It doesn't mean that we won't fail; but that we will not lay and wallow in the mire when we fall. An appropriate cross-reference would be:
-->Proverbs 24:16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,..
One is born-again at the moment they are filled with the Spirit {3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." -John 3
[*Note: In John 3:3-6 Jesus does not indicate that being born-again guarantees entrance into heaven; only that it is a requirement.]
God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him in order to empower the believer to live in a way that pleases God. We must submit to God and resist the devil and in the power of the Spirit refusing to give in to our lust.
--> Acts 5:32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
--> Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
--> James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
--> James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
--> Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Bottom line... no one who is still breathing is permanently saved nor irreconcilably condemned to hell. TODAY!!! if one hears His voice; believes the Gospel and repents- acknowledges Jesus as Lord and perseveres in following Him in loving obedience through faith... this one will be saved by God's grace in the last days.
--> Hebrews 3:15 As it is said, "Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
--> Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
--> Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
--> John 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
--> 1John 5:4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
--> Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
--> 1Peter 1:5 "who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
--> Matthew 24:13 But the one who endures to the end WILL BE saved.
God is not willing that any should perish... He invites all to confess and repent of their sins and be forgiven:
--> 2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
--> 1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Cf. also--> http://forjesusministry.blogspot.com/2011/09/can-one-lose-salvation-no-but.html
According to 1Pet1:5 and Matt24:13 we WILL BE saved by God's grace at the last day through faith; if we endure to the end:
--> 1Peter 1:5
"who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
--> Matthew 24:13 ESV
But the one who endures to the end WILL BE saved.
The Greek word used here for "endure" [ὑπομένω {(G5278)hupomenō}] could be more accurately translated as "persevere" which indicates a striving forward and not a passive tolerance. It doesn't mean that we won't fail; but that we will not lay and wallow in the mire when we fall. An appropriate cross-reference would be:
-->Proverbs 24:16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,..
One is born-again at the moment they are filled with the Spirit {3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." -John 3
[*Note: In John 3:3-6 Jesus does not indicate that being born-again guarantees entrance into heaven; only that it is a requirement.]
God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him in order to empower the believer to live in a way that pleases God. We must submit to God and resist the devil and in the power of the Spirit refusing to give in to our lust.
--> Acts 5:32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
--> Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
--> James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
--> James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
--> Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Bottom line... no one who is still breathing is permanently saved nor irreconcilably condemned to hell. TODAY!!! if one hears His voice; believes the Gospel and repents- acknowledges Jesus as Lord and perseveres in following Him in loving obedience through faith... this one will be saved by God's grace in the last days.
--> Hebrews 3:15 As it is said, "Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
--> Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
--> Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
--> John 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
--> 1John 5:4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
--> Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
--> 1Peter 1:5 "who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
--> Matthew 24:13 But the one who endures to the end WILL BE saved.
God is not willing that any should perish... He invites all to confess and repent of their sins and be forgiven:
--> 2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
--> 1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Cf. also--> http://forjesusministry.blogspot.com/2011/09/can-one-lose-salvation-no-but.html
