Biblically speaking, Christians are those who are already saved, not by being followers of Christian (that would only merit rewards in Heaven, but not lead to Heaven itself) but by instead believing in Jesus Christ alone for Heaven. Working hard for rewards in Heaven are all in vain if we do not first believe in Jesus Christ alone. [Everyone will be equally rewarded in Heaven with the salvation of Christ Jesus]

 

It is clear from this passage that even those who have been born again and redeemed by the blood of Jesus will still sin. Even when we sin, we are still saved, as Christ washes away all future sins.

(Romans 6:1–2). Although Christians will still sin after being saved, the heart change that the Holy Spirit brings will result in a new attitude toward sin, as the Holy Spirit is inside of us that helps us do good in our struggle against sin. Renewal can take some time, but it is a process that produces a change of behavior. [Good works are the result of salvation, not the requirement for salvation. We are saved by faith alone in Christ Jesus, but after that seed is planted, we can produce good works].

(Isaiah 28:5) "In that day the LORD of hosts will become a beautiful crown And a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people;"

 

What this really reminds me of is this "September 23rd Rapture" thing. While most likely nothings going to happen, [future note: nothing did happen lol] it's really helped a lot of Christians to get this sense of urgency to save other people by making them believe in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

[I’ll be honest with you, I have no idea when the rapture will take place at the time of typing this, since I’m not God. Or what form this “rapture” will take or if even the term “rapture” is appropriate to use or not, as in here I use it synonymously with an apocalypse event in general, but with any event, it’s important to show how faith alone in Jesus Christ saves you and that everyone will eventually become believers in Christ and be saved. Sure, I got caught up in a lot of the “rapture” hype before, just like how I get caught up with a lot of “end of the world” news reading with the Ukraine and Russia conflict, because the end of the world means that Christ is coming back and shows how close we are to all being happy, since that can only happen after the apocalypse.]

1 Cor. 15:54-58 "It shall come to pass the saying that is written: `death is swallowed up in victory. Oh, Death, where is your sting Oh, Hell (Hades) where is your victory.'

 

Point is, give yourself deadlines. Act as if it's the "end of the world" or something and that you only have a little bit of time to enjoy life. Try to live every day of your life as if it's the last day you'll ever live.