Bible Lesson 21
How do we know if we are saved?
Because we stay faithful to the end
We see in the Bible and we see in our lives that some people will appear for a time to be true followers of Jesus, but then they will turn out not to be. Judas Iscariot is a perfect illustration of this.
As we will see in these passages, one of the ways that we will eventually know who is really a part of the Kingdom of God is by seeing who continues faithful to the end.
Jesus can’t lose a sheep; therefore, if someone is lost along the way, they can’t have been truly his sheep.
And if God has truly begun a good work in someone, he will complete that work on the day Jesus returns.
So let’s stay on the narrow path; let’s fight the good fight and finish the race, until we hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”
Shepherd Tending His Flock, by Jean-Francois Millet, 1814 to 1875.
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La fidelidad hasta el fin
Juan 10
(27) Mis ovejas escuchan mi voz; yo las conozco, y ellas me siguen. (28) Les doy vida eterna, y nunca perecerán. Nadie puede quitármelas, (29) porque mi Padre me las ha dado, y él es más poderoso que todos. Nadie puede quitarlas de la mano del Padre. (30) El Padre y yo somos uno.
Filipenses 1
(4) Siempre que oro, pido por todos ustedes con alegría, (5) porque han colaborado conmigo en dar a conocer la Buena Noticia acerca de Cristo desde el momento que la escucharon por primera vez hasta ahora. (6) Y estoy seguro de que Dios, quien comenzó la buena obra en ustedes, la continuará hasta que quede completamente terminada el día que Cristo Jesús vuelva.
Traducción: NTV
Faithfulness to the end
John 10
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they never will perish. No one can take them from me, because my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than all. Nobody can take them from the hand of the Father. The Father and I are one.
Philippians 1
Always when I pray, I plead for all of you with joy, because you have joined with me in making known the Good News about Christ since the moment that you first heard it until now. And I am sure that God, who began the good work in you all, will continue it until it is completely finished on the day that Christ returns.
1. Listen to the audio as you read along with the Spanish on the left.
2. Open the English translation, and read the two side-by-side, making sure you understand the Spanish.
3. Close the English, and listen to the audio again, reading along in Spanish.
4. Close the Spanish, and listen once more. Maybe shut your eyes, and just try to understand as much as you can.