Study!

If we ask the average Christian what is God's purpose / plan in salvation, what might we hear? I believe it may be along the lines of "To save us from Hell." We may even get, "Jesus died to save us from Hell and to take us to Heaven where we will live with Him eternally!"

We must study - to show ourselves approved.

We do preach this. And it is partially true, partially.

While Jesus died for my sins, to save me from Hell, he also died to save me from current sins. You see, when we preach and teach "saved from Hell" salvation, we do ourselves and others a great disservice. Have you noticed there are untold thousands who want to be saved from hell but who do not want to be saved from their sins (now) and give their life to Jesus.
Yes, Hell is real. Yes, unrepentant sinners will go there. We should not gloss that over.
But have we read John 10:10?

We must study to show ourselves approved.

Why did Jesus come to earth and die?
Matthew 1:21 - "Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Present, not future.
Galatians 1:4 - "(the Lord Jesus Christ) who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age..."
Present, not future.
Ephesians 5:5-7 - "as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. "
Present, not future.

We do know, don't we, We are the church. We were blood bought to be without stain, holy, blameless - Now, not in heaven later.

Why study? So we can know what we know. So we can share this reality with new believers who need to know Jesus died for them NOW, not for the future.

Study to show thyself approved - you never know what you might learn.