21 Apr '14 21:33>1 edit
But its not the way the churches preach it. You need more than just a proclamation of faith.
Apostle Peter advises this method:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-11 KJV)
Faith is not enough. Rather faith is just a stepping stone into the life Christians are required to live. That life must include :
- virtue
- knowledge
- temperance
- patience
- godliness
- brotherly kindness
- charity
The point is clear, that if you want to be sure of your eternal life then your life MUST include the above attributes. If you lack these qualities then you are blind your calling and election into Gods Kingdom is unsure.
Apostle Peter advises this method:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-11 KJV)
Faith is not enough. Rather faith is just a stepping stone into the life Christians are required to live. That life must include :
- virtue
- knowledge
- temperance
- patience
- godliness
- brotherly kindness
- charity
The point is clear, that if you want to be sure of your eternal life then your life MUST include the above attributes. If you lack these qualities then you are blind your calling and election into Gods Kingdom is unsure.