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And
you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth,
the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him
with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who
is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those
who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1:13-14
NIV
We
are just closing in on the end of Mental Health Awareness Week, and I
think this topic is very near and dear to the hearts of those who
struggle with mental illness or who are the parent or relative or even
close friend of someone who does.
Let's face it...we all sin...repeatedly...even after being born again.Can you be saved at one point...having received the Holy Spirit through accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior, but then, (perhaps while suffering from a mental illness), you commit some act which would be judged as a reason to LOSE your salvation?
Let's face it...we CANNOT, while in these earthly bodies, do ENOUGH good to get into Heaven on our own.
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