Originally posted by The Remonstrant
Matthew 6:20-21
[B]ut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
[B]ut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
A treasure in heaven that is uncertain would be worth even less than a garment corruptible by moths.
To answer your question of whether such "faith" is "salvational in nature," the answer is no. And if that were all the "faith" that the person ever had, then the person would be unsaved. However, it is possible to be saved if you believed in the past, even if your faith later gets corrupted or misplaced.
Does not James 1.12 conflict with your interpretation? ‘Blessed is the man who endures trial, because, having been approved, he will receive the crown of life that He has promised to those loving Him’ (Berean Literal Bible).
1 Thessalonians 2:19
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Or it may refer specifically to the special eternal reward that accompanies getting such souls saved.
Daniel 12:3
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
1 Peter 1:1-4
1 The elders which are among you I exhort [to] . . . 2 feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 The elders which are among you I exhort [to] . . . 2 feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
In any event, the point of a "crown of life" is simply that it is a crown that doesn't fade. There isn't any good reason to assume that "crown of life" means simply the same thing as "eternal life," as your question suggests. We don't earn eternal life by enduring temptation. That would be Catholicism or Judaism, not Christianity.
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