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I have recently noticed and enormous amount of preachers stating that if you have a certain sin in your life that it may be a very real fact that you are not a true believer.
Say for example a young teenager believes in Christ as his Lord and strives to obey God's commands. Let's say that kid struggles with cussing and on a daily basis, but is convicted of it and prays over this fact and genuinely hates it and wants to stop, but years of habit keeps a hold for now.
Is this child saved or is he not a child of God because this one sin he struggles with the most? Who is to say he will not have victory over the sin? Would he only be a true believer when that victory comes and Christ has broken the hold of that sin in him?
What are your thoughts on this and what are some verses you may want to share?
There are verses that say believe and you are saved and there are also verses that say to do good deeds as a result. So many interpretations of all these verses lead to many views and it can confuse people.
Say for example a young teenager believes in Christ as his Lord and strives to obey God's commands. Let's say that kid struggles with cussing and on a daily basis, but is convicted of it and prays over this fact and genuinely hates it and wants to stop, but years of habit keeps a hold for now.
Is this child saved or is he not a child of God because this one sin he struggles with the most? Who is to say he will not have victory over the sin? Would he only be a true believer when that victory comes and Christ has broken the hold of that sin in him?
What are your thoughts on this and what are some verses you may want to share?
There are verses that say believe and you are saved and there are also verses that say to do good deeds as a result. So many interpretations of all these verses lead to many views and it can confuse people.