Biblically, as christians we know,believe and affirm that the soul of a sinner is saved(preserved from eternal damnation) as soon as he acknowledges his sins(Luke18:13), repents of them(Acts2:38), confesses them(1John1:9), ask for forgiveness(Luke18:13) and believe that Jesus died and rose to remit his sins(Romans10:9). This one time sinner now has eternal life(John3:16).

The questions that come to mind after repenting of our sins and accepting Christ are these:
'can salvation be lost?',
'do we lose our eternal life each time we commit sin?',
'does our lifestyle after salvation counts?.
The following points answers all these question and many more.

THE CONDITION FOR FINAL PRESERVATION
'But he that shall endure(continue, persist) to the end, the same SHALL BE SAVED' (matt24:13).
In this verse of the scripture, Jesus was telling his disciples(his followers, who were already saved) that they have to 'CONTINUE TO THE END' if they must be SAVED.
I thought we got saved after repenting of our sins and believing on the Lord Jesus, How come the future tense; 'SHALL BE SAVED' which is hinged on the condition; 'HE THAT SHALL ENDURE(CONTINUE) UNTO THE END'.
The Isrealite left the land of Egpt but they had to continue moving to get to the promised land, Our Salvation(preservation from eternal punishment) starts here(from the moment we repent of our sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ) and gets consummated(achieved) when we get to heaven. We must therefore continue in holy living after repenting and believing on the Lord in order to ensure our preservation

John8:31 reads: 'Then said Jesus to those Jews which BELIEVED ON HIM(Who got saved), If ye CONTINUE in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed'.

THE NEED TO ABIDE
If a man abide(remain) not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned(John15:6).
If a one-time Christian stops abiding in Christ, stops living a holy life(backslides), he cease to have part in Christ and will therefore end up in hell unless he repents and gets grafted in.

A PRACTISING SINNER IS OF THE DEVIL
'He that commits sin is of the devil...whosoever is born of God does not commit sin'(1John3:8&9).
It is not possible for the devil's asset, the devil's property(a practising sinner,who was before a believer) to have a place in heaven.

HOLY LIVING(GOOD WORKS) AFTER BELIEVING
Titus3:8 reads '...that they which have BELIEVED in God(those who have repented and believed in Christ), might be careful to maintain good works...', 1Peter4:16 reads: '...be you holy for I am holy', because without holiness (which must certainly reflect in our thoughts, deeds and lifestyle) NO MAN shall see the Lord(Heb.12:14) and as we all know '...there shall in no wise enter into it(into heaven) anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination...'(Rev.21:27).

In conclusion, '...If after they have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ they are AGAIN ENTANGLED THEREIN and overcome, the latter end(in hell) is worse with them than their beginning(2Peter2:20).

Examine yourself today, have you backslidden(just like the prodigal son)?, God's arms are wide open to recieve you back, acknowledge your sins, repent of them, confess them, ask for forgiveness and believe in your heart that Christ died and rose to remit your sins and ask for the grace to live a holy life at all times.

REMEMBER THERE IS NOTHING LIKE ETERNAL SECURITY.

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we shall be save by grace and nt work. Infact our righeousness is like a filty rag b4 him.

Are you saying a sinner will make it to heaven?

'he that saith I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him' (1John2:3)

'Little children let no man decieve you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
He that commiteth sin is of the devil..'(1 John3:7-.

We are expected to live a holy life after believing in Christ.

The bible did not teach us that good works bring salvation, but Faith in the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus which brings remission of sins, after which we admit, repent and confess our sins. This is what brings salvation.

After this we are expected to maintain good works(Titus3:, because without holiness we have no hope of heaven(Heb.12:14).

'...shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid...'(Rom.6:1-2).