“God will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,” (Romans 2:6-8). These verses sound like a person gets to heaven based on their good works, (trying the best they can). That is what the majority of professing Christians now believe. The problem is the words “patient continuance” mean “steadfastness or constancy”. That means your attempt at being good would have to be perfect all the time, which is impossible because “there is not one righteous person “ (Romans 3:12). Furthermore, Romans 3:23 says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”. Jesus didn’t come to make good men better; Jesus came to save evil men who could not save themselves by trying to do the best they can. This is why the word gospel means “ good news”. This is why the word “grace” in the Bible means “gift or unmerited favor”. Eternal life comes only to those who put their complete hope in the work Jesus did on the cross for their salvation, “the just one, dying for the unjust ones to bring them to God” (1 Peter 3:18). “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVES in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
May God bless you with eternal life through Jesus Christ,
Pastor Tom.
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