Tom Maney wrote:


> Believe in Jesus and his  name and you're in, right?
> Maybe not in in, if you know what I mean.

Not the way you mean.  Believing in Jesus, as an action
which buys you admission to Heaven, is works-righteousness.
Rather, one's faith is gift, and one can look at the
gift and be assured of his salvation.



> After I read that verse, I started examining my heart a lot closer.

If we look at our hearts to see if we're saved, we will
always be disappointed.  Our hearts do not save us, but
Jesus' blood.



> Mmmm, if I don't continue in the teaching of Christ, I don't have God"

The "teaching of Christ" is that He died for our sins.  If
you have faith in that, then you are following His teaching.

Bart

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