A Growing, Genuine Faith

Now, listen very, very carefully. "Salvation in Christ is a one time, instantaneous event, and at the same time it is a lifelong event that requires our perseverance to the end." I cannot say that I fully understand this, but I do know that the Bible teaches both truths. I think, however, that it is because one grows out of the other. When Christ saves us and we believe the gospel and repent of our sin, we are fully and finally justified before God. "But we must keep on longing for the pure spiritual milk so that by it we may grow up into salvation. We must keep hearing and receiving and believing the Word implanted in us so that it grows up into salvation."