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Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane:
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Nothing is really cut and dried. All a Christian knows is where THEY are going, not where anyone else is going. "Do not judge lest you be judged. " It's a scarey thing to try and tell another they are going to hell, assuming hell is an actual place and not a state of nonexistence. 
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Is that right... so it is NOT possible for a christian to 'fall'... say, commit an unforgivable sin. Nothing is certain, in a moment of weakness, you *could* do something you may regret `till the end of your days, and maybe beyond... never think for one moment you are completly safe. Sin is always there...
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I beleive it is posible for a Christian to 'fall', if it wasn't what would be the purpose of Paul admonising(sp?) so many of the early churches to be sure to "walk in a manner worthy of their calling"
or Paul's statment about how can we who have died to sin continue to walk in it, may it never be! Or shall we continue to sin that grace may abound! (paraphised by me) Or the statment about Satan being a roaring Lion roaming around seeking to devour anyone He can. (again parphrased by me) A statment made to Christians, the Saved, if they could not fall then why should they be warry of Satan. Doing something you reget until the end of your days doen't mean it's unforgiveable. It means you have a conscience, and have remorse for your actions, or else you wouldn't regret the action.
You're right sin is always there.
[ 06-20-2002, 10:12 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]