temporary salvation that could be lost.”11 Wilkin represents well the loss-of-rewards view concerning faith, salvation and perseverance. Despite their protests, those who hold this view reduce saving faith to little more than a momentary act of detached agreement with or mental assent to the gospel.12 Thus, Wilkin concludes, “Even if a person believes only for a while, he still has eternal life.”13 Briefly, Wilkin’s interpretation falters primarily because he fails to explain the pieces of the parable