Continue in the Faith and Endure to the End.

Today's scripture mastery is Mosiah 4:30

 30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not.

This is a common theme in the scriptures.  After we begin to follow Christ, and start to keep his commandments, we must continue to keep the commandments.  We must not stop believing in, and trying to emulate Christ--even until we are done here on earth.

Here are a few other scriptures that teach us that we must endure to the end:

Matthew 24:13
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:13
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Doctrine and Covenants 20:25
25 That as many as would believe and be baptized in his holy name, and endure in faith to the end, should be saved—

That requirement to endure to the end can be a difficult task--but it is not one that is impossible.  It is doable by everyone, if they do what I mentioned in yesterday's post, and lay our burden on the Lord.  If we take up His yoke, He will help us to make it.  He does not want any of us to perish.  So let us watch our words and our deeds.  Let us continue in faith in Christ, and keep His commandments!