--BEYOND BEING SAVED ~~

--"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."
---[2 Peter 3:18] --

---My heart pounded as I carried our limp 60-poung dog through the field. Too feeble to even stand, he had been without food for over a week. His 15-year-old mind had been failing him recently When he became lost in the tall grass of the fields surrounding our house, he had been unable to find his way home. Spotting his black and white form amongst the green, I was able to rescue him, certainly saving his life. The struggle was not over, however, for an extended period of tender care, proper nourishment, and restrictions on his wanderings were essential for his continued survival.

Our deliverance from spiritual death at the time of conversion is not the end o our struggle either. The prayers and encouragement of family and friends, the nourishment obtained in studying Gods Word, an openness to truth, and fellowship with Christian believers are all essential in endu\ruing that our spiritual life continues to thrive beyond the initial experience of conversion. Discipline and restrictions are necessary at times to correct our heart's natural tendency to wander.

The apostle Paul did not consider himself to have attained despite his extraordinary conversion, but continued to "press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:14).

Although it is true that nothing "shall be able to separate us from the love of God" (Romans 8:39), "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23) for all who do not continue to confess and repent of all sin. Let's make sure that our salvation is current and based on what God says, not what man says. ~~


-"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father." [Matthew 7:21]
--BSW/PL~