Our Salvation Is Conditional

The advocates of eternal security often cite John 3:16 as evidence that all that is required for salvation is faith. This passage, however, is seen as more than a single event when we look at it in the King James Version:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

The “eth” ending to the word “believeth” indicates that continuing faith is required.

The following Bible events are examples of the possibility of losing one’s salvation because of disobedience:

See here.

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets