“Be Saved at the Last Day”
The notion that one can be saved by the expression of belief in the midst of one’s mortal probation vulgarizes all other gospel principles. It negates the need for repentance, suspends the necessity of the ordinances of salvation, denies the principle of advancement from grace to grace, excuses the need for continued gospel study, and shields us from the sanctifying influence of righteous works. The voice of the Lord may speak rendering the promise that one’s calling and election is sure, but even then the promise is contingent upon continued righteousness and faithful service in the Lord’s vineyard. True it is, as herein stated, that one is saved only “at the last day.”
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