Q: Matthew 24:13 says that people who endure unto the end shall be saved. But other verses say that all you have to do is believe, or confess Jesus as Lord, or be born again. Isnt this a contradiction?
A: No; the passages related to salvation will show that they do not state that all that is necessary to be saved is to believe in Jesus for ten seconds. Endurance is not always explicitly mentioned, but it would be naturally assumed by most first-century readers (and modern ones too, I think) that faith which leads to life is enduring faith. See my comments at p089.ezboard.com/fsabdisc...1560.topic .
Yours in Christ,
Waterrock
A: No; the passages related to salvation will show that they do not state that all that is necessary to be saved is to believe in Jesus for ten seconds. Endurance is not always explicitly mentioned, but it would be naturally assumed by most first-century readers (and modern ones too, I think) that faith which leads to life is enduring faith. See my comments at p089.ezboard.com/fsabdisc...1560.topic .
Yours in Christ,
Waterrock
