Bible Question: What happens (after death) to someone who truly followed the Lord to begin with but turned away to another religion later in life? |
Bible Answer: The Westminster Larger Catechism answers the question as follows: True believers, by reason of the unchangeable love of God,(Jer. 31:3) and his decree and covenant to give them perseverance,(2Tim. 2:19; Heb. 13:20–21; 2Sam. 23:5) their inseparable union with Christ,(1Cor. 1:8–9) his continual intercession for them,(Heb. 7:25; Luke 22:32) and the Spirit and seed of God abiding in them,(1John 3:9; 2:27) can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace,(Jer. 32:40; John 10:28) but are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.(1Pet. 1:5) |