No true Christian remains unchanged by God. They were created anew in Christ Jesus by God. The new creature in Christ Jesus, God had predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. So that, one who remains unchanged and remains practicing sin is surely not one created anew by God in Christ Jesus. For as I pointed out, if he is, his destiny is to be conformed in the image of Jesus Christ.
Which is why the Bible tells us to keep believing. You have to be believing in order to have all this. People who fall away don't get to remain in God's curriculum of conforming them into the image of Christ. You have to keep believing for that to happen.
Yes the bible says to keep believing. It is more of a reminder, not a condition that one should do to get himself saved nor for him to accomplish anything nor to not make God’s purposes, goal, predestination be a failure.
Do you really and truly believe in your heart that God would fail in achieving any of His set goals, purposes, and predestinations? Is that really how you see God, one who can be a failure?
Can you sincerely say with your own mouth and confess that “God is a God who allows Himself to fail in achieving some of His set goals, purposes, and in bringing about some of what He had predestined to happen? I do not believe you could and you would. Or am I wrong to believe so?
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