"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith ~ more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire ~ may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
[1 Peter 1:3-9]
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
[1 John 1:9]
Our faith is not in our faith, nor in ourselves. God forbid both. But those who don't believe in our eternal security in Christ ~ with Whom our lives are hidden in God (Colossians 3:3) ~ fall into one or the other (or both) of those potholes.
Grace and peace to all.
[1 Peter 1:3-9]
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
[1 John 1:9]
Our faith is not in our faith, nor in ourselves. God forbid both. But those who don't believe in our eternal security in Christ ~ with Whom our lives are hidden in God (Colossians 3:3) ~ fall into one or the other (or both) of those potholes.
Grace and peace to all.