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Originally Posted by Seeker
Pastor how would you explain to someone that spent years doing these types of things and does not anymore? You think they are still saved by grace or not? TIA
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The answer to that question is the same as the answer to the question of whether this person was really saved in the first place. Anyone whom God has saved is forever saved.
I've seen several cases of what appear to be "backslidden" Christians or "ex" Christians. There are two situations that cause this appearance. They look similar to us mortal men, but God knows the difference.
One case is that the person was never really saved to begin with. They were just going through the motions and trying to "fit in", but they were never convicted in their hearts. They knew how to "act" saved, but they didn't know how to "be" saved.
The other case is that God, for purposes of His greater glory, allows His servants to succumb to temptations of the flesh, only to be revived, as stronger witnesses with better testimony when they return. Praise God!
Landover Baptist has a
Personal Testimony Improvement Center set up for exactly this purpose.
Pastor Billy-Reuben