I had to laugh at the web site. Seriously.
The big scripture.....But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
That scripture is often plucked from Matt 24:13.
3 questions you need to ask.
1)Endures what?
2)The end of what?
3)Saved from what?
Those 3 questions must be answered within the context of the surrounding scripture.
What is the Bible primarily concerned about? How one can do evil and still be accepted by Him? No. I just do not see that pattern of truth taught in the Bible. The Bible is concerned about a person being right with God (by letting God transform their heart and lives so as to be holy and righteous by their faith in the Lord). The context in Matthew 24:13 is clearly talking about salvation. How so?
Jesus says,
"Take heed that no man deceive you.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." (Matthew 24:4-5).
So what is the context of those who are false Christ's in the end deceiving many?
Jesus says this,
"And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
(Matthew 24:10-12).
Okay, so we know there will be false Christ's deceiving many people. But how? What do the results look like?
Well, the following words of Jesus says,
#1. Many shall betray one another and hate one another.
#2. Because of iniquity (sin) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
This is the context right before verse 13 that says he that endures to the End shall be saved.
The context is concerned with one's behavior and not in some kind of sin and still be saved type belief.
Are you still not convinced?
Let's keep reading Matthew 24.
Jesus says,
"For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
(Matthew 24:38-39).
Jesus continues to say,
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
(Matthew 24:44-51).
Well, after reading this, I do not see a "sin and still be saved" type doctrine. On the contrary, I see Jesus saying "blessed" is the the type of servant (verse 46) who is faithful and wise (verse 45) and who is ready (verse 44). This implies a condition on the part of the servant.
This is then contrasted with the unfaithful servant who begins to smite his fellow servants and whereby he will eat and drink with those who are drunk. Drunk here is speaking "drunk" spiritually in how they are living for themselves and not for God. For they shall have their portion amongst the hypocrites. Why? Well, the Bible already warns us about how there will be those in the last day who have a form of Godliness but they deny the power thereof and they will be living in certain kinds of sins (2 Timothy 3:1-9).
Even Peter says,
"And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth
person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned
them with an overthrow, making
them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;" (2 Peter 2:5-6).
The context of those who "live ungodly" here is in view of their "sin" see 2 Peter 2:4.
Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Noah was not a preacher of unrighteousness in teaching people that they can sin and still be saved. In fact, the whole point of the global flood and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha are examples to all those who shall live ungodly or in their sin. Again, this is a "condition" upon how one is living in relation to God's wrath. If a person is living ungodly, they will face God's Wrath. There are no exceptions to a certain group of believers here who can live ungodly and yet somehow be saved.
Also, in Matthew 7, Jesus says we will know false prophets by their fruits. Fruits are deeds.
Peter also warns us about false prophets in 2 Peter chapter 2. He says they have eyes full adultery who cannot cease from sin (2 Peter 2:14).
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