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God saves only those He “knows (approves of)” …
And this has nothing to do with God’s approval of John 3:16 believers!
God doesn’t give people His free gift of grace,
and then approve of them! That’s ridiculous!
… No, John 3:16 believers must gain God’s approval.

So, there are 2 types of “believers”: the worthy and the unworthy.
Revelation 3:4-5 • “You have a few names even in (your) Sardis (church) who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.”
Romans 12:1-2• “… present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service … that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Is I confused … Are the acceptable worthy?
Or are the worthy acceptable?
More “worthy” verses …
2 Thessalonians 1:5,11 • Matthew 10:38-39 • Ephesians 4:1
• Philippians 1:27 • 1 Thessalonians 2:12

From Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words,
concerning the verb “ginosko”, Strong’s #1097 …
“In the NT ginosko frequently indicates a relation between the person “knowing” and the object known; in this respect, what is “known” is of value or importance to the one who knows, and hence the establishment of the relationship, e.g. especially of God’s “knowledge”, 1 Cor 8:3 “if any man love God, the same is known of Him”; Gal 4:9 “to be known of God”; here the “knowing” suggests approval and bears the meaning “to be approved” in 2 Tim 2:19; cf. John 10:14, John 10:27;
… The verb is also used to convey the thought of connection or union,
as between man and woman, Matt 1:25, Luke 1:34.
… ginosko frequently implies an active relation between the one who “knows” and the person or thing “known” (see above)
… thus in Matt 7:23, “I never knew you” (ginosko) suggests,
“I have never been in approving connection with you”.

Matthew 7:
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name,
and done many wonders in Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you;
depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Can you see that the blue and red portions above are total opposites?
They demonstrate the difference between eternal life and eternal death.

2 Timothy 2:19 • “The Lord knows those who are His”

John 10:14 • “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep,
and am known by My own.”

John 10:27-28 • “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them,
and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish”

1 Corinthians 8:3 • “But if anyone loves God,
this one is known by Him.”

Galatians 4:9 • “But now after you have known God,
or rather are known by God …”

John 8:55 • “Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him
… I do know Him and keep His word.”

John 17:3 • “And this is eternal life,
that they may know You, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”

 

All I've been doing for the past few years
is to bring attention to the many dozens of
WARNING verses about the very very real
possibility of a true believer losing salvation!

Since today's Laodicean churches in the West
are asleep and are NOT doing this, I am doing it.

Please refer to another related thread,
which is very quickly forthcoming ...

 

Problem is ... being obedient to Jesus' warnings
to obey His commands is NOT works.
It is simply obedience!

Also, you are ignoring about 10 NT verses
which are supposed to teach us that ...
those who are righteous in God's eyes are practicing righteousness!

No more jokes about sending you an NT, I promise!

It is great wisdom to believe and follow
the word of God and the Holy Spirit
... instead of "the doctrines of men"!

 

Thus, one's practicing of righteousness is the evidence that
the believer is in a state of righteousness (i.e. salvation).

Salvation is a process ... because ...
the believer's faith MUST endure until the end of his/her life!
Yes, there are about 10 NT verses about this also!
But, we are allowed to ignore them ...
and just continue to insist that BELIEF is all that is required.

True saving BELIEF >> faith that endures to the end of one's life,
which includes trying to obey Jesus' commands,
which includes repentance upon failure to do so!