And salvation is only given to those who have fought a good fight, who have finished their course, who have kept the faith, not to those who have just entered the fight, or who have just started their course, or who have just embraced the faith (see 2 Timothy 4:7-8).
Wokovu unatolewa tu kwa wale wanaoshikilia imani ya kweli, siyo wale tu walioanza katika imani (angalia Ufu 3:11).