It goes to show that the devil can use people who mean well but who have been incorrectly taught.
A member of this forum (sorry not allowed to specifically address issues about another member publicly to shame them; even though he has sought to publicly shame me by calling my gospel "FALSE and PERVERTED" and this rule applies apparently only to me but not to that other person)...has come on the record as saying that the gospel that I preach is a "FALSE and PERVERTED" gospel.
It started when he challenged anyone to show biblically how it might be taught that repentance is a requirement for salvation; and he would give them $1,000 if they could show this from the Bible.
Anyone who holds that repentance is not part of the Kingdom of God does not know Jesus.
The difficulty that many have is understanding what salvation is and what it is not.
So if I claim salvation is accepting an individual is who they are, and from then on they do everything, I am a passive passenger on the road to paradise, then in this world repentance is expressed as faith in this individual, a change of mind or loyalty. In their theology, everything is a gift or grace, and nothing is the response of the believer. Some go so far as to say the response of the believer is just acknowledging Jesus, and all sin is then forgiven, past, present and future.
Their view goes a little further. To suggest our walk, a reflection of the inner change within, affects the reality of this eternal change, is heresy, a lie of satan and those suggesting our walk must reflect the inner reality is anti-Christ. Some go as far as saying they want to destroy believers who preach fruit of repentance.
I would suggest this version of faith is just a spray paint Jesus, believing what we are is irrelevant, it is all Jesus being seen by God and not us. In truth in believers it is Jesus seen in us as we walk according to His will and His commands.
There is though an aspect of faith, where sin is covered over and hidden, by the blood of Jesus.
The apostles talk about praying for a brother or sister for forgiveness of their sins, and they will be forgiven, but not for sins regarding the shedding of blood.
Idealism is a dangerous road to walk. This road says all sins are the same, so one sin dooms you to hell. What dooms us to hell is our rebellion against God which is demonstrated by our sinful behaviour. The emphasis has grown is if we were perfect in our behaviour, we would not be sinners and accepted by God. What is left out is part of sin is not just behaviour but our attitude to God Himself. You could be the nicest person in the world but still fail before the throne of grace.
So the logic goes if the smallest sin causes us to fail and be rejected, how can we find peace with God unless sins are just all forgiven at the start, and if all our sins are forgiven, repentance has no bearing on the subject, and is just trying to earn your salvation, putting something alongside God. So the argument goes those who realise how we walk matters, they suggest one is losing your salvation and gaining it back continuously, which is absurd. And that is true. The answer to this is sanctification, the road of transfiguration and transformation, as we walk we are changed, and as we change so does our behaviour and conformity to the image of Christ. It is this transformation that is confirmation of the reality within our hearts. And the tension between our aspirations and our behaviour, is the impetous that helps us move on. Ironically we never arrive, because part of walk with Jesus is knowing we are in communion with Him and can only live in this state, so there never is an arriving at some perfect reality, in Him we find it all in all as we walk together.
God bless you