What does it mean to be saved?
For me, it means to suffer many things because of Jesus, it means to give all to Jesus and leave nothing to keep, God is good, And He gave us free will
He would probably ask us if we choose not to follow Him or to follow Him
But why not?
Following God is hard but it's worth it, if You fall to sin, God will forgive You, He will pick You Up. If You feel weak and feel so sad, run and pray to God, cast all Your worries to Him because He cares about You, and most importantly have faith in Him, know that He will absolutely do it.
So uh it's good and worth it but why should we be hated in this world just because of God? Exactly, God is the creator of the world, maybe this world has gone too sinful, too normal with sin and too much in evil, but God is too much in love that He doesn't want people to suffer, that's why He sent His son Jesus for us, so after He became alive again He wanted to make it known to the whole world instead of just Israel. So believers shared the gospel, the good news, but some are hated and despised and are persecuted, maybe ever since Eve and then Adam ate that fruit sin grew in us and its bigger now. We need to Repent because our Salvation is not offered forever, i mean, Jesus will come back soon, there is time to Repent and i invite you to do it now!
To be saved is not be called "Great" in this world, but to be called "Great" in Heaven, God is more important to be honest. We will die here on earth, theres always an end, We cannot live in earth forever, but Heaven is where You live forever. It's where Jesus is. It's where we don't suffer or cry anymore. Only Joy, but to be honest, Heaven is not what we are supposed to focus at, i mean striving just to go to heaven and missing God and the whole point of God.