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Originally Posted by Igzy
Salvation by faith alone is proven by the thief on the cross. Do you think he had overcome all his shortcomings? No. He reached out in desperate faith and faith alone and was promised paradise with the Lord.
Not overcoming porn before one dies, as much as anyone should do that, is not an unforgivable sin. There is only one unforgivable sin--blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. And that sin boils down to the ultimate rejection of truth. And anyone who has received the Lord can no longer ultimately reject the truth because the truth, the Spirit of Truth, has been joined to their inner being, i.e. part of their being is now truth.They are no longer their own. They are chosen, bought, redeemed, they are sanctified, they are glorified. That's what Romans says.
It seems the only one lacking faith around here is bearbear. Who seems to think in some cases God is not able to keep that which we've committed to him concerning that day. You need an infusion of faith, son.
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The thief's story is very touching if you meditate on what he said and how Jesus responded.
He defended Jesus on the cross by saying he and the other sinner deserved their punishment but Jesus was righteous and did not. Then he said to Jesus "remember me when you come into your kingdom!"
The thief expected to get his punishment in hell, he prepared in his heart to go there. All he wanted Jesus to do was to maybe put in a good word for him to his Father, he wasn't expecting much.
The thief humbled himself. These are the words of a man who has let everything go in his life and fully surrendered his heart.
Pride comes before the fall but honor before humility. God gives grace to the humble and resists the proud. It's a reminder to stay humble so God can extend mercy and grace to us and boy did Jesus do that when he looked at him and said
"Truly truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise"