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I am not a fan of the 'never saved in the first place, if they fall...' type teaching. When someone genuinely has called for salvation.. it's done. They have eternal life. That shall not perish in hell.
So when people fail, struggle after being saved.. it's just that.. struggle.. failure..not a proof that they were never saved to begin with.
Sure for someone to a complete turnaround.. like going from being a christian to an atheist.. you gotta be wondering whether they really were serious in the first place..
but just because they go from a christian to an atheists.. doesn't mean they didn't at some point get delivered eternally.
What God does with someone's soul/spirit isn't always obvious to others.
The cares of this world can indeed stifle someone. That doesn't mean the Holy Spirit never saved them.
So when people fail, struggle after being saved.. it's just that.. struggle.. failure..not a proof that they were never saved to begin with.
Sure for someone to a complete turnaround.. like going from being a christian to an atheist.. you gotta be wondering whether they really were serious in the first place..
but just because they go from a christian to an atheists.. doesn't mean they didn't at some point get delivered eternally.
What God does with someone's soul/spirit isn't always obvious to others.
The cares of this world can indeed stifle someone. That doesn't mean the Holy Spirit never saved them.