I thought that “ Jesus” received the just Payment for our Sins.... Any man that exists in Unbelief for his entire life is Lost for sure.....a True Born-Again Believer at one time , if he makes a VERY SERIOUS “ Stumble” into Unbelief has fallen into a terrible Sin (and I am sure that that is rare and may not even be possible) , but theoretically speaking, that guys sin would+be covered, because at the instant he truly Believed, Jesus said that he had ALREADY passed from Death unto Life and NOTHING could cause him to be “ condemned”..... I have to assume that “ Nothing” really means NOTHING ( or did Jesus kinda “Slip-Up” .....He just didn’t Foresee this scenario ever taking place)
If you'll just read the verse you'll see that the promise is for the
believing person. The
believing person's sins are covered. The
believing person is the one who has passed from death to life and will not be condemned. Here is the verse in a literal translation:
"Truly, truly, I say to you that the one hearing My word and believing the One having sent Me, he has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." John 5:24
'Hearing' and 'believing' are in the present tense meaning the one who has eternal life and does not come into judgement and has passed from death to life is the person who is
presently, right now, hearing and believing. Paul says the same thing:
"2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:2
"Are saved" and "hold firmly" are both in the present tense. You are presently saved IF you are presently holding firm to the word. The certainty of salvation is for the present tense believing person, not the person who never believed or who used to believe. Only the present tense believing person has the completed work of Christ applied to his life. Even the original OSAS teaching affirmed this truth.