Having said that, have you come across the beliefs of Steven Anderson and the like in their interpretation of Romans1, where they quote "God gave them over to vile affections", and saying they have lost their hope?
Have you read Romans chapter 1 for yourself?
Romans chapter 1
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26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
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27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
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And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
What about those who have been given over to a reprobate mind?
Can they be saved?
You know, fornicators, the covetous, deceivers, backbiters, boasters, those who are disobedient to their parents, etc., etc., etc.
If you ask me, then the key thing to understand here is the following:
"WHO KNOWING THE JUDGMENT OF GOD, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."
Do you honestly believe that all homosexuals, fornicators, deceivers, backbiters, and the like KNOW that the judgment of God comes upon such and yet not only continue in the same themselves, but also take pleasure in others who do likewise?
OR is is possible that they don't yet possess such KNOWLEDGE and are doing things that seem acceptable to them based upon this world's standards?
As Christians, we're called to preach the gospel to every creature.
There's a HUGE DIFFERENCE between those who are IGNORANT (or who genuinely don't yet possess this type of KNOWLEDGE) and those who are WILLFULLY IGNORANT.
Anyhow, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Steven Anderson winds up in hell himself, even though I take absolutely no pleasure in even suggesting the same.
Seriously, avoid that guy (unless you're going to try to reason with him that he might be saved) like the plague that he is.