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.
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
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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