All born again believers who have been changed into a new creation will endure to the end. They have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise as a guarantee of their inheritance. God said it and I believe it.
Ephesians 1:13-14 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new."
God is the One Who changes someone into a new creation, it is not our work, we cannot undo what God did. When we confess our sinfulness and desire to be cleansed by God He then sends His Holy Spirit to live in us forever.
Ephesians 2:9-10 "…9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life."
"Everlasting life" means forever!
Our salvation is not reliant on our deeds, however when we have been changed we hate sin, even when we fail we hate it and confess to be cleansed.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The misunderstandings come when we see people who claim to be Christians who have not changed in their lifestyle or thinking. No one can be born again without being completely changed. They process life the opposite of what an unbeliever does. They hate what God hates and love what God loves.
IF there has been no change and there is continued contempt for the things of God even though they say they are Christian, they are not born again.
1 John 2:3-5 "…3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. 4If anyone says, “I know Him, but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:…"
Anyone who thinks they have never sinned cannot be born again. Anyone who makes excuses for their sin is not born again.
Born again means that one has been completely changed to the opposite of what they used to be. No change no salvation.
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