Also remember that being a Christian is not easy. It takes exertion.
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I am reading a lot of the theology that you are sharing and the root of what you say seems to divert from the fulness of grace that is offered through Christ. The underlying tone to the words that are spoken don't really glorify Jesus for His work on the cross but take a turn to self ability in your 3 part salvation heresay. the sealing of the Holy Spirit is the assurance of salvation and the glorification that is the outcome of those who are sealed is futuristic but also present in the heavenly realms, We are seated with Christ in heavenly places, yet we are going through the trials of the world.
Being a Christian is all about resting in Christ, who is our sabbath rest. To think that you must exert yourself is to deny that Christ really meant "It is finished"
When you fully understand how Jesus disarmed the powers and principalities of their death grip on mankind, then you will understand that nothing more needs to be done. Sure their are rewards for a person's obedience to the faith, but when it comes right down to it, the reward is not in the work done but is for the Heart's motive for doing God's will. Apart from Jesus we can do nothing.

These rewards do not add one measure of grace that saves. And nothing can add to what Jesus did for us, if their was then what Jesus did was irrelevant to defeat the powers of darkness. But only by His free gift of holiness can the powers of darkness be defeated, that had their grip on mankind. If you think there is something to add, then you don't understand grace and how it alone has the ability to defeat selfish ambition and works. If mankind could do anything to add merit to his salvation, then grace doesn't come into play in any way, and the powers of darkness are not defeated.