Post by 2fw8212a on Jun 10, 2020 12:46:25 GMT -5
I do not know why some people dislike the idea of enduring to the end.
Being a Spirit-filled believer, who have pleasure in living a righteous life, I do not see a problem and I enjoy it.
The apostle Paul said it:
❝And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.❞ - Galatians 6:9
And in Hebrews it even is encouraged:
❝And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish,
but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.❞ - Hebrews 6:11-12
And all that is in agreement with what Jesus said:
❝...But he who endures to the end will be saved.❞ - Matthew 10:22
Then, I do not know what is the problem in enduring to the end.
Isn't doing good a good thing?! What can make a Christian look back and choose sin?!
❝Now this I say, brethren,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.❞ - 1 Corinthians 15:50
❝But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.❞ - Romans 8:9
❝...“Therefore I have said to you that no one can come
to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”❞ - John 6:65
❝If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.❞ - Galatians 5:25
Actually, I do see a problem:
It is a problem if you are not able to endure.
(Just as it is a problem for someone unprepared to endure hours of marathon)
And you cannot endure this spiritual race to the end if you do not believe in God's Word.
❝He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.❞ - Isaiah 40:29
❝...those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.❞ - Isaiah 40:31
❝And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.❞ - Galatians 6:9
Then, there is no problem in enduring to the end. It is in perfect agreement with God's Word.
But it is impossible to endure without Jesus.
❝...With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.❞ - Mark 10:27
Conclusion:
Blessings to you in Jesus' name!
Being a Spirit-filled believer, who have pleasure in living a righteous life, I do not see a problem and I enjoy it.
The apostle Paul said it:
❝And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.❞ - Galatians 6:9
And in Hebrews it even is encouraged:
❝And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish,
but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.❞ - Hebrews 6:11-12
And all that is in agreement with what Jesus said:
❝...But he who endures to the end will be saved.❞ - Matthew 10:22
Then, I do not know what is the problem in enduring to the end.
Isn't doing good a good thing?! What can make a Christian look back and choose sin?!
❝Now this I say, brethren,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.❞ - 1 Corinthians 15:50
❝But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.❞ - Romans 8:9
❝...“Therefore I have said to you that no one can come
to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”❞ - John 6:65
❝If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.❞ - Galatians 5:25
Actually, I do see a problem:
It is a problem if you are not able to endure.
(Just as it is a problem for someone unprepared to endure hours of marathon)
And you cannot endure this spiritual race to the end if you do not believe in God's Word.
❝He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.❞ - Isaiah 40:29
❝...those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.❞ - Isaiah 40:31
❝And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.❞ - Galatians 6:9
Then, there is no problem in enduring to the end. It is in perfect agreement with God's Word.
But it is impossible to endure without Jesus.
❝...With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.❞ - Mark 10:27
Conclusion:
❝Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us
run with endurance the race that is set before us...❞ - Hebrews 12:1
Blessings to you in Jesus' name!