Colossians 1:21-23 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. The doctrine of perseverance explains why Paul asserts in Colossians 1:21–22 that believers have been reconciled to God but then tells us in verse 23 that we are reconciled only if we continue in faith. It is the consistent, continual possession of faith that saves us, not its mere profession. And remaining in the possession of faith is accomplished as we heed the Spirit’s call to remain “stable and steadfast” in what we have been taught, not going after exotic promises of the “higher Christian life” that misguided people have spoken about throughout the history of the church.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:46:32 +0000
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