What happens to people who think they are saved but are not?
They will be disappointed. Even many in churches on every corner who think they are going the right direction will wake up in eternity not where they expected. Scripture says those who believe on the chief cornerstone shall not be confounded, but those who do not believe will be disappointed.
Les explains that many people today, even in churches on every corner, are slipping out into eternity thinking they are going the right direction. He wonders what it must be like when they suddenly wake up in eternity and are not where they thought they were going. They are disappointed. Peter says to put your faith in the rock of offense, the stone of stumbling, and let Him be precious, else you will be disappointed. The better word for 'confounded' is 'disappointed.' Believing on Him means you shall not be disappointed. Les notes that Peter no longer repeats Acts 2:38's 'repent and be baptized for the remission of sin'; that is in Peter's past. Now the position of not being disappointed is attained by believing. Verse 7 says, 'Unto you therefore who believe.'