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A: Second Corinthians 5:6-8 makes it clear that the believer is ushered directly into the presence of God upon death. Paul argues that “to be absent from the body” is tantamount to being “present with the Lord.” Jesus sounded a similar theme when He told the thief on the cross “today you will be with [...]
Read More»A: I recently read a book about Christians and sin that began with an unusual account. The author of this book was acquainted with a pastor who had been sent to prison for robbing fourteen banks to finance his dalliances with prostitutes! The author was fully convinced the bank-robbing Lothario was a true Christian, and [...]
Read More»A: Certainly true Christians can backslide, if by that you mean they can regress into a period of spiritual dullness or disobedience. Those who do so will bring God’s discipline (Hebrews 12:6-11). That’s because God disciplines those who are true sons (v. 8).
But no, if you are thinking of backsliding as a perpetual state of willful [...]
A: There are two important tests in Scripture for a person to determine whether or not he or she is a true believer.
There is first of all an objective test, which asks, “Do I believe?” Ask yourself if you affirm the Scripture’s record of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that [...]