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Originally Posted by enickols
The scenario you've provided is called, "Once saved always saved!" If you receive Christ into your life and sleep with someone's spouse two weeks later you have committed sin which requires forgiveness from God. The difference in a born again believer and a sinner is the believer does not practice sin. It's something that occurs over time because none of us are perfect. James 4:17 says, " Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." Christians are tempted by Satan on a daily basis to do things that are not like God. It's not about walking on egg shells because when you receive Christ, the Bible says you become and new creation. This is my belief ...
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Yes, I do believe that once saved, always saved. I also believe we should strive not to sin, but be realistic, it's going to happen. And yes, once saved I do believe you become a new creation and your goal is not to sin. But everyone stumbles. And I refuse to believe if I sinned and the next minute fell down and died, that I would go to he'll. All my sins have been forgiven. If we didn't sin, there would have been no reason for Christ to come and die on the Cross. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.