[Sons to Glory!]

Thanks, Trapped, for your candid observations! And thanks, Raptor, for that grid you shared! I've not had the term, "false believer" in my vocabulary. Maybe that's because I don't believe someone can be regenerated and born again from God . . . become a child of His . . . and then somehow become unborn. To me, this goes against nature and common sense. What God has done is permanent. But there is still accountability for things the child of God does while still in the flesh - rewards to be gained or lost, depending on how well the race was run. This is not a performance thing, but rather how well a child allowed this new life to grow in them and be manifested through them (their works). It's about what was done with this grace given them, how much they gave up their "right" to themselves, and how much they let God operate in and through them.

My view is that if a child of God holds closely this right to themselves (aka free will) and conducts their life as they see fit, holds on to worldly things and pursuits, etc., the life of Christ will be hindered in them. We can call these ones non-overcomers, worldly Christians, backsliders or false believers, however, if they have received the new life and birth, they don't become unborn.

Ultimately, it's like a brother I know that said this about the book of Revelation: "Don't get all caught up in the interpretations of the details - the main point is simply this, Be Ready!"