The End of Your Faith

From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.


It is written: “...Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.” (I Peter 1:7-9)

The word “believing” and the word “receiving” are in the present tense. Therefore, the Apostle Peter is saying that not only is the believing happening in the present, but the receiving is also happening in the present. The receiving of the end of one’s faith is not just some hopeful future event; it is a reality of the present in the midst of one’s faith in Jesus Christ. The end of faith is the salvation of the soul in the present, in the here and now! “Beloved, now are we the sons of God...” (I Jn. 3:2) When? NOW!!!! It is a reality in the present.

What causes the believing ones to “rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory”? It is the full knowledge that they do not have to wait and see if they make it. Every true believer knows beyond any shadow of a doubt that he has already received the salvation of his soul, and it is eternally secure in the Father’s hand. Oh, it is an unspeakable joy to know that we NOW have in our possession the eternal salvation of God upon our quickened souls. There are no ifs, ands, or maybes; it is our NOW! Praise His Holy Name!

The word “end” used in this passage does not designate the ending of something; rather it denotes arriving to a complete and perfect state. In other words, the believing one has presently received unto himself the complete and perfect state of his faith, which is the present complete and perfect salvation of his soul. He does not have to wait and see at some future event or time. The manifestation of this truth by God upon the heart causes the believer to be overwhelmed unto joy unspeakable and full of glory. One cannot honestly enjoy such rejoicing if the sovereign work of God unto a heaven wrought salvation has not been accomplished upon the deadness of the soul.

The quickening by the grace of God, the birth out of the Spirit of God, and the cleansing in the blood of the Son of God bring forth a heavenly eternal salvation that is presently bestowed upon the believers. This salvation out of SOVEREIGN GRACE is the complete and perfect state of faith. It is saving faith! All of His grace!