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Response:

If I understand your question correctly, you want to know what God's response is to an individual who makes a profession of faith in Christ, and then at a later date, because of doubts, "receives Christ" or "gets saved" a second time. If this is NOT your question, please let me know.

One of two things takes place. First of all, if the individual never was truly saved to begin with, then God's response would be to save the individual at that point. God promises that "whosoever cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out", and he promised that whosoever would call upon the name of the Lord "shall be saved." Therefore, any time an unbeliever calls upon the Lord in true repentance and faith, he will be saved.

If the person truly had received Christ at an earlier time, then he can not get saved again, for the Bible teaches that saved people are given "eternal life" from the moment of salvation. I believe that God is not offended by the individual coming back a second time (although I can not prove that from Scripture), but God does want His children to have assurance. Paul commended the Thessalonians because they received the Word of God "in much assurance". John wrote that he had written so people would "know" that they had eternal life. If spiritual progress is to be made, a believer must trust God to keep His promise concerning salvation. He must stop trusting his feelings, and instead trust the facts of the Bible. An individual will never be able to come to spiritual maturity as long as he is questioning whether or not he even has the new birth. The writer of Hebrews states in 6:1, "Let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith towards God." Parents want their children to grow up and mature. God desires the same thing.

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Dr Mark Montgomery
Ambassador Baptist Church
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