What Christians must do to keep their salvation (crucify, Gospel, hell)

[evangelist-77]

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter the kingdom of heaven (*)
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven … I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ ” (Matt 7:21-23)
We see from the passage above:
• those who do the will of Father God shall enter the kingdom of heaven (*)
• those who refuse to do the will of Father God are practicing lawlessness
(*) Note-A substantiates that Matt 7:21-23 is talking about eternal life!

God has given humans free will … they have the choice to follow and obey Him (or not)!
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today
to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes,
and His judgments … I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing;
therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the
Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him …” (Deut 30:15-20)

Some NT Scriptures about doing God’s will
• “… as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart …” (Ephesians 6:6)
• “… that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.” (Colossians 4:12)
• “For this is the will of God, your sanctification … each of you should know how to possess
his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not
know God … For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects
this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)
• “For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God,
you may receive the promise …” (Hebrews 10:36-38)
• “And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.” (1 John 2:17)

The amazing thing is … Because the Scriptures are all inspired by God, ALL commands
and instructions given to believers in the NT are obviously about doing the will of God.

Examples of God’s will for believers – and doing them is necessary for eternal life
All of the 52 Scriptures below refer specifically to how eternal life can be attained or lost:
• Believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel … John 3:16, John 3:36, John 5:24, Acts 4:12, Acts 16:31, Rom 10:9-10, etc.
• Repent of your sins … Luke 13:3-5, 2 Pet 3:9
• Know God, follow God, be led by the Spirit … John 17:3, John 10:27-28, Rom 8:13-14, Luke 9:23-25
• Obey Jesus’ commandments … Matt 19:16-17, Rom 6:16, Heb 5:9, Rev 22:14-15
• Practice righteousness, i.e. to be righteous in God’s eyes … Matt 25:45-46, 1 Cor 6:9-10, Rom 6:12-16, Rom 2:5-11, Rom 14:17-18
• Forgive men’s sins and tresspasses against you … Matt 6:14-15, Mark 11:25-26, Matt 18:21-35
• Do not be a slave of sin, do not sin … Rom 6:16, James 1:14-16, Rev 21:8, Mark 9:43-48, 1 Cor 6:9-10, Gal 5:19-21, Eph 5:3-6,
2 Pet 2:20-22, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:14-15
• Do not be carnally minded, do not live according to the flesh, crucify the flesh … Rom 8:1-8, Rom 8:13-14, Gal 6:7-8, Gal 5:19-21
• Lose your worldly life, hate your life in this world, deny yourself … John 12:25, Mark 8:34-37, Luke 9:23-25, Matt 16:24-26, Luke 14:26-33
• Confess your continuing sins, and repent of them … 2 Cor 7:8-10, 1 John 1:9
• Be holy … Heb 12:14-15, Matt 5:8, Col 1:22-23
• Do not desire to be rich, do not love money … 1 Tim 6:9-10, 1 Tim 6:17-19
• Be an overcomer … Rev 2:10-11, Rev 3:5, Rev 21:7-8
• Endure in your faith until the end of your life … Matt 10:22, Rev 2:10-11, 1 Tim 4:16, 1 Cor 15:1-2, Jude 1:20-21, Heb 10:36-39,
1 Tim 6:9-12, Phil 2:12-16, 1 Pet 1:5-9, Heb 2:1-4
Note: for Rev 3:5 and Rev 21:27 please see Note-B,
and for Rev 3:12 and Rev 22:14-15 see Note-C.

31 of the 52 Scriptures above refer specifically to how eternal life can be LOST.
These 31 passages apply to Christians just as well as anyone else!

Note: there are also multitudes of Scriptures that reveal God’s will for us
that do not specifically allude to eternal life or death.

Note-A
Entering the kingdom of God appears to be the opposite of being cast into hell …
• “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom
of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire” (Mark 9:47)
Inheriting the kingdom appears to be for the righteous who gain eternal life …
• “Come, you (righteous) blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world … inasmuch as you (unrighteous) did not doitto one
of the least of these, you did not doitto Me.And these (unrighteous) will go away into
everlasting punishment, but the righteous intoeternallife.” (Matt 25:34-46)
So bottom line, we consider entering the kingdom of God/heaven as gaining eternal life.
Note-B
“And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Rev 20:15)
Note-C
“But there shall by no means enter it (the New Jerusalem) anything that defiles, or causes an
abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” (Rev 21:27)

Interesting note
3 of the many “sin list” passages in the NT contain murder in their long lists of sins.
The following condemnation of murder just serves as an example for all of the sins in the lists.
“… you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” (1 John 3:15)

[nateswift]

I'd have said it would be to love the Lord, each other and grow in concern for the well-being of everyone else.

[evangelist-77]

The 31 Scriptures mentioned in the OP refer specifically to how salvation can be LOST.
Some of them use the word "eternal life".
These 31 passages apply to Christians just as well as anyone else!
Matt 6:14-15
Matt 10:22
Matt 16:24-26
Matt 18:21-35
Matt 19:16-17
Matt 25:45-46
Mark 8:34-37
Mark 9:43-48
Luke 9:23-25
John 12:25
Rom 2:5-11
Rom 6:12-16
Rom 8:1-8
Rom 8:13-14
1 Cor 6:9-10
1 Cor 15:1-2
Gal 5:19-21
Gal 6:7-8
Eph 5:3-6
1 Tim 4:16
1 Tim 6:9-10
Heb 5:9
Heb 10:36-39
Heb 12:14-15
James 1:14-16
2 Pet 2:20-22
Rev 2:10-11
Rev 3:5
Rev 21:8
Rev 21:27
Rev 22:14-15

[nateswift]

Without looking through them, I doubt that it can be done while maintaining the love I mentioned.

[evangelist-77]

Originally Posted by nateswift

Without looking through them, I doubt that it can be done while maintaining the love I mentioned.

Without looking through them, one comes to mind ... one of the 10 Commandments re: idols.

[nateswift]

Originally Posted by evangelist-77

Without looking through them, one comes to mind ... one of the 10 Commandments re: idols.

So, you are saying that it is possible to love God and worship idols?

[evangelist-77]

Originally Posted by nateswift

So, you are saying that it is possible to love God and worship idols?

Haven't you heard that today's idols are not made of clay and stone?

Again, I am forced to try to explain that we are not talking about BACs who are walking in saving faith!
God is warning everyone about the potential for loss ...
but He is especially warning the other BACs, those who have strayed off the farm
and are wallowing in the mud, all the while being taught OSAS by their churches!

As to the ones walking in saving faith today ... how will they hold up under:
(1) the severe persecution (even unto death) coming
(2) the pressure to take the mark of the beast

Let's see what percentage of those with the love you talk about are successful.
(I have actually had members of Christian forums tell me that no BACs will be lost in either instance.)
Some BACs worldwide will not even be aware of the rules of the game!

[DRob4JC]

Performing God's will is an indicator of our salvation - it makes us look like Christ, which is the goal for us on earth.

It is not the means by which we keep our salvation.

[MysticPhD]

The same thing they did to gain it . . . NOTHING. We had nothing to do with gaining our salvation from eternal separation from God and we have nothing to do to lose it. BUT . . . we do have things to DO to achieve sanctification under Christ's love for us all and the grace of His perfection for our imperfections. We will reap whatever we sow . . . but nothing more nor less. However if we "love God and each other" daily and repent when we don't . . . we will achieve the cover of Christ's perfection for our imperfections. If NOT . . . our imperfections will be refined out as dross in the consuming fire of God's pure love after our death. It will NOT be pleasant . . . but we will be "saved as by fire" because Christ achieved our salvation for us.

[pcamps]

I mean this in the best possible taste, but the answer to the OP is simply ignore bible inerrantists.