But having to continue in that very same believing is now suddenly me earning my own salvation?
Exactly.
Because you are giving CREDIT to your "BELIEVING" as the MEANS and the WAY that you STAY SAVED.
So, this is not giving the CREDIT to JESUS.
You trust this.....>"as long as i dont stop BELIEVING" then i wont go to HELL.
So, that is your faith= in BELIEVING........vs faith in JESUS
"as long as i dont lose my FAITH"....... when in fact, if you are born again, .....you dont have to hold onto or keep anything, as its GOD who is keeping YOU now.
Listen..
You can't stop being born again.
Understand?
You can't stop being the "temple of the Holy Spirit".
God is not going to stop living in you, because you THINK a certain way today or tomorrow.
You BELONG to God, not based on how you BELIEVE TODAY, but based on God redeeming you with His BLOOD.
You are "bought with a price" and KEPT by GOD, based on that CROSS and that DEATH and that RESURRECTiON that has FINISHED your salvation.
See, Salvation is not what you complete by your deeds or behavior.
Salvation is what JESUS COMPLETED 2000 Yrs ago that is GIVEN to you, as your "the GIFT of Salvation".