We all need to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling
Don’t take it for granted
Do not think of salvation like a ticket to heaven
There are no tickets to heaven
Those who demand will not get in
Humility
Those who do not follow God’s laws and precepts may not make it in
Jesus will say to some, Depart from Me
Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name?
and in Thy name have cast out devils? and inThy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:22-23
Salvation is an individual response to the Holy Spirit
There are no blanket Salvation promises for everyone
If you say in the word, it says that if you believe, you shall be saved
That is truth, however each person must recognize that Jesus is Lord and that He was raised from the dead
Each one also must reconcile his or her life to Jesus and this is an individual effort
If you meet Jesus and you decide to give your life to Him, then your walk is with Him
He tells you how to follow Him, what He is asking of you
This is not payment for Salvation
It is a response to His work in your life
If you do not allow Jesus to work in your life and make you a new creature,
you will be like a man who looks at himself in a mirror and forgets what he had seen
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. James 1:23-24
We each need to check our walks before the Lord
Paul called that judging ourselves
Then, we will not get surprised when we do finally meet our Lord
because we will already be aware of what it means to follow Him
There will be no surprises
Stay close to Jesus as you walk with Him, He will direct your steps
Should we be afraid we can lose our salvation?
Yes. It is the godly fear that reminds us that He can cast us into Hell, which is separation from Him
it is a lie from the pits of Hell that we cannot lose our salvation
Jesus gave us many ways that we can lose our salvation
It will not be our goodness or anything we have done that will allow us Salvation, but God’s grace and mercy
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul:
but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28
it is all between you and God
The assurance of Salvation comes from Him
He will make it clear to you
Ask Him