Clock should be irrelevant to an eternal being, right? So why does it matter whether you accept salvation on your deathbed (following a lifetime of rejection) or as an adolescent in Sunday School (followed BY a lifetime of rejection)? Why is it necessary that you time it so you die believing?
God is certainly above human constructs, so why would He care about timing?
Just answered your PM and then saw this thread.
I think it's a fair question sure.
Here’s a snippet from a response to wiggs a week or so ago:
Believers in Christ are saved by grace through faith in Christ and thereby deemed righteous and justified before the throne of God. We are saved from God’s wrath and are sanctified by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and subject to his will for our lives. We forgo of our individual will and align ourselves with his will. That process of sanctification does not remove our sinful tendencies, but it’s also not a license to sin. As believers in Christ we adopt a repentant heart and completely turn away from our sin as best we are able. It’s the Holy Spirit that guides our future walk with our Savior in Christ and helps us to live as the salt and light for the world. Though we may stumble we are assured that we cannot be snatched from his hand. A relationship with Christ is about a lifelong journey in which we do all we can to emulate him though we will not escape the trappings of sin until he returns to claim his church. There is only one that ever existed in the person of Jesus Christ who was without sin.
From the perspective of a believer timing is of the essence in the sense that we aren’t guaranteed another day of life and could die in our sleep tonight and never turn to Christ. Timing is also important in that we align ourselves with Christ early so that we have time to help others do the same with whatever life we have left. Salvation in Christ is instant and unchanging for the believer that truly gives his life to Christ (many conversions are nominal or disingenuous).
The process of sanctifying the believer in Christ is the pursuit that spans the remaining number of their days.
For the believer in Christ this life comes down to one important choice: to choose him or to deny him. Certainly we have a myriad number of other choices that we will make, but ultimately our decision about Christ is top of the list. If a choice to accept Christ comes at an early age or a deathbed it makes no difference…that’s why God’s grace is amazing to me.
Hopefully I answered or at least began to answer your question?
