TIME SALVATION

TIME SALVATION

Even though I do not care for the term "time salvation" very much, I do believe what some who advocate it are teaching. I believe most definitely that there are blessings in obedience and chastisement in disobedience. If people want to call these blessings "time salvation" that is okay with me. I do not want to make a brother an offender for a word. One more thing I object to about the common teaching of time salvation is that we "earn" our time salvation. I do not believe this. I believe that, even in my obedience, God should receive 100% of the praise and credit for it. Even in this realm our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. Even "time salvation" is all of grace. I do not say that God is persevering, we are doing the persevering, but only because God is preserving us and is giving us the desire and power to persevere. I think that Paul made this very clear in1 Corinthians 15:10"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." Paul gives the proper balance here. We ought to try to serve God with all our might, and then we should give God all the credit for it. We may get some blessings in obedience, but, given the imperfect nature of our obedience, even our "time salvation" is all of grace.