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Thanks for your time, my question is can a christian go to hell? Can one loose their salvation?
Certainly. The NT is replete with texts concerning finishing the course, remaining faithful, and falling from Grace. James 5:19-20 for example says that if a Christians sins and another Christian restores them, they have saved that person's soul from death! Gal. 5:4 speaks of falling from Grace. One cannot fall from something they were never in.
But falling from Grace and becoming lost again is not a momentary thing. Many try to ask "well, if you live faithfully your whole life, then get into a car accident and right before you die, you cuss or something, do you go to hell?" This question comes from a complete misunderstanding of what the Bible teaches about falling away. So long as we are walking in the light, Jesus' blood continually cleanses us from our sin (1 John 1:7). It's when we turn our backs on God, when we reject Him, even if it is just to try to get to Heaven on a man-made path, that we are no longer continually cleansed. That is what it means to fall from Grace.
Only by turning to walk in darkness again can a Christian fall from God's Grace and die in their sins and end up in Hell come Judgment Day.
In Truth and Love,
Ernie
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Ernie Laurence, Jr.
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I am capable of answering any questions concerning doctrines of the church of Christ. I specialize in Creation vs. Evolution topics, the book of Revelation and other Biblical prophecies, and other apologetics related topics such as distinctions from denominational doctrines.
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My experience in this area includes: having been raised by members of the church of Christ from infancy, having been immersed into the church of Christ at age ten, having taken an active role in worship/service leadership (song leading, teaching, preaching, youth ministry) since age fourteen through the present, and participating in numerous formal debates, research projects, and online discussions.
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