You are not saved by faith alone, but by grace. Grace through faith,repentence, baptism, endurance -- as Christ preached
13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. |
repent, believe, confess the name of the Lord, be baptised in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and endure to the end. Christ's words...
“You are not saved by faith alone, but by grace. Grace through faith,repentence, baptism, endurance — as Christ preached”
Repentence, water baptism, endurance = Salvation by Works and is old law. Godly works will equal rewards, 5 crowns. Our works are not sufficient to overcome sin and earn salvation -
Romans 10:4:
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Romans 3:23:
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
which is why God gave us a free gift, if we only accept it. “Romans 10:9,10 John 3:16.”
We have available a free gift from God in this Grace administration, which started on the day of Pentecost:
Romans 6:23”
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Ephesians 2:89
“8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;”
“9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Romans 10:9-10
“9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
“10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Romans 6:1-23 discusses the consequences of sin for those who are saved by grace.
“11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”