How To Remain Faithful

In describing the judgment scene and its outcome, Jesus teaches that people who will go to heaven must be faithful. At the judgment the Lord will say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" (Matt. 25:21,23).

We must desire, purpose and plan to remain faithful.

In Philippians 3:13-14 Paul writes, "But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." No one is accidentally faithful.

We must take advantage of the "way of escape" that god provides when we are tempted.

"There hath no temptation taken you but such is common To man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (I Cor. 10:13).

We must study the bible daily.

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly..." (Col. 3:16).

"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby..." (I Pet. 2:2).

We must pray regularly.

"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving" (Col. 4:2).

We must practice "the golden rule."

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even to them: for this is the law and the prophets" (Matt. 7:12).

We must keep our priorities in order.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. 6:33).

We must attend every worship service we possibly can.

"And they continued steadfastly" (Acts 2:42).

"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together" (Heb. 10:25).

We must remember that heaven will be worth it all.

"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Rom. 8:18).

We must not drift away.

"Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip" (Heb. 2:1).

We must remember Paul's words:

"Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful" (I Cor. 4:2).

RK