[annalex]

Paul is saying to persevere in the faith for only the saved can inherit eternal life.

Nope. For one thing, he says "every man". Besides, we have Matthew 25 and Apocalypse 22.

[kosta50]

blue-duncan to Kosta: Paul is saying to persevere in the faith for only the saved can inherit eternal life

annalex to blue-duncan: Nope. For one thing, he says "every man". Besides, we have Matthew 25 and Apocalypse 22

You are bsolutely spot on; every man. Like you said, reading the Bible without the Protestant spin leads to the Church. If you conveniently leave out crucial words then you are positively heading in the wrong direction. And they are the ones who will be the first to tell you that every word counts!