1,000 Years of Outer Darkness

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Originally Posted by Ohio

Ehrman has stumbled many who have sought God, reminding me of Matt 23.13.

But it brings up another question I struggle with -- are we saved by an active faith or by past regeneration? Which indicates we can lose our salvation.

How could you have an active faith if you didn't have a past regeneration? Receiving Christ for the first time is the first step. That is something you cannot lose regardless of what happens next. In that sense "once saved always saved". But if one small act of faith saves you, then so does every subsequent act of faith.