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NASB | 1 John 5:11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:11 And the testimony is this: God has given us eternal life [we already possess it], and this life is in His Son [resulting in our spiritual completeness, and eternal companionship with Him]. |
Bible Question: When speaking of eternal security are there denominations that actually believe that a christian could have a porn addiction, not repent, and die with it, and still go to heaven? I am trying to understand what it is that is being said by many concerning this subject. I know that the saint who walks in faith will repent of sins the Lord convicts them of and so they always have eternal security. I know that if a christian falls into a sin they are not lost. I know that even if they were to fall and then die in the same hour before they repented, it is hardly fathomable that they are eternally lost. But is practicing a porn addiction 'faith?' So then can such a one really claim the promise of eternal security? Shouldn't that christian fear eternal hell? |
Bible Answer: Dear Scribe: I respectfully disagree with some areas of the first answer. John in 1 John 1:8 to 10. and Jesus in John 10, said that once you were born again,or saved if you like, NO ONE CAN PLUCK YOU OUT OG HIS HAND ! Paul tells us we are sealed by the Holy Spirit as a promise of our salvation. Think about King David, he comitted adultry, murder, and yet GOd forgave, and said David was a man after His own heart. Show me any verse that says that any sin we committ is not forgiven, each and every one the same way. We confess our sins. Is there any sin that a carnal christian can't do? Is there any sin to evil for Gods Son who died on the cross? Jesus shed His blood for your and mine sins, and rose again to be our intersseor! Dear friend the Word of God says if someone falls away they were not saved in the first place ! Faith that falters has a flaw from the begining. Do christians look at shameful material, be it movies, magizines, or what ever media ? Do christians ever sware, lie, steal, bare false witness, have sexual relations before marriage, and the list goes on. The sad answer is yes. Is there a price to pay? Does just confessing the sin to God absolve us from the consequence that results the seeds of sin growing? No, with out a doubt what we sow we shall reap. However in Romans 8:28 to 39 THAT NOTHING CAN come BETWEEN US AND THE LOVE OF GOD. Think on this and see for your self what the Word says not what you think or feel. God bless and guide you! Peace in Christ, farout |