Believers’ faith must endure until the end of their lives!

[BCsenior]

Since when is "to the best of my ability" good enough to EARN or RETAIN salvation?
Back to my original question. How can such things be measured?

Ephesians 2:8-9 ... For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.

Since God "became?" Almighty God of creation and of everything else!
That's when, and how, and why, etc.

Ephesians 2:8-9 refers ONLY to one's initial salvation experience!
It does NOT refer to the rest of one's life until he dies!
It parallels John 3:16, etc., which are God's little hooks to catch the little spiritual idiot fishes!
These babes in Christ are supposed to GROW UP into mature big fishes,
who can eat meat, as well as Satan's henchmen, which want to devour them!
Have you been devoured yet?

 

[BCsenior]

Are you wanting to judge such things for yourself only, or for others also...? Cause that is the "dangerous ground" that is most often "sin" whether a person knows that or not...
Especially if you judge hypocritically whether you know it or not or think you are or are not also... because most of the time, you are...
You just are, most of the time...
Which is sin, etc...
And if you really want me to expose your hypocrisy, just ask ...

Thanks, but I've heard your nonsense before.
You obviously have NO use for God's 5-fold ministry (Ephesians 4:11) ...
who are called to help, edify, exhort, teach, warn, encourge, correct, etc. etc. His church.