Mt 7:21-23
Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of
my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and
in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done
many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, all of you that work
iniquity.

An important part of ensuring salvation is to obey the Lord.
There is two extremes in disobeying the Lord: 1) refusal to
serve the Lord (disobeying the Lord's call) and 2) working
to appease God (fulfilling one's agenda instead of the Lord's
agenda).

After Christians are born-again for some time, the Lord will
put them to work (there is so much to do to build God's
kingdom).  The Holy Spirit will prompt Christians to serve
the Lord.  If one continuously ignore the Lord's calling,
the Holy Spirit will be grieved.  Worst, one starts to lose
one's salvation (Eph 5:30).

Works have nothing to do with salvation.  Apostle James
never wrote that we are saved by works.  Rather, if we have
true faith, works will naturally derive.  There are many
people whom work, work, work, hoping they can justify
entering into God's kingdom.  They have their own idea on
what the church should be like instead of following the
Lord's plan.  Unfortunately, these people cause problems
for God's kingdom.  True ministry is people-oriented, not
work-oriented.  It is about bringing other people closer 
to the Lord (relationally).

It is

"Once Saved" + "Commitment to Jesus" = "Always Saved"

where "Commitment to Jesus" means

- having an active faith,
- living a life of repentance, and
- obeying the Lord.

Obedience is an important part of ensuring one's
salvation.

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