“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭KJV‬‬. Jesus did not say “If you once believe then everything will be fine and Heaven is guaranteed”. No, He made it very plain that we must continue in His Word! We must continue following Him all the way! He said in Matthew 24:13, “He that endures to the end, he shall be saved”. We should know from God’s Word that true saving faith is a continuing activity, which results in following Jesus, everyday, all the way through this life. It is tragic that so many, in and out of churches, are resting in past religious experiences and professions of belief, even as they are living sinful and selfish lives, with no interest in following Christ. And this continued following is also the means by which we are able to discern truth. We know the truth of our own relationship with Jesus because He has set us free from following the world to follow Him. Let us be clear about what God’s Word says, it is not those who begin, but only those who continue following Jesus and His words who will be saved.