There’s a warning from Paul, “unless you believed in vain.”

There is a controversy in Christianity over free will and predestination, over “once saved always saved” and “losing your salvation.”

Paul says that there are some who believed in vain. In the parable of the four soils, there are seeds that grow into plants but don’t produce fruit. John the Baptist talks about being cut down and thrown in the fire if you don’t produce good fruit. There are people who call Jesus Lord and perform miracles in His name whom Jesus sends to hell.

I don’t think we should be thinking this way or that way about it. I think we pursue God and when we know we have Him, then we know we are secure in our salvation because in the new covenant, it’s His job to keep the promise.

I think we have the freedom to choose each day if we want God or self. Tell God you choose Him and you want Him to keep you in that forever and leave your salvation up to Him. He is faithful.

Paul says to hold fast the word. Ask God to write it on your heart. Ask Him to do the work. Give everything over to Him. He’s your security, not your ability to hold on firmly forever.

Paul knows he works hard, but he also acknowledges that it’s God’s grace that puts that in him.

Paul then gives a lengthy lesson on the resurrection. Our new bodies will be imperishable, will never die. They will be raised in glory and power.

When Christ comes, we will be raised together with Him and changed in an instant from our earthly bodies to our spiritual bodies.

The last enemy is death, but Jesus will conquer it once and for all.

Victory is in Jesus, so abound in the work of the Lord!