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“Missing The Spirit Pt. 2”
Categories: GOD, RELATIONSHIPS, SALVATION(This question is a follow-up to “Missing The Spirit”.)
Will the Holy Spirit ever come to him [the man that fell away]? Will God ever come back to him if he truly repents?Sincerely,
Yea Or Nay?
Dear Yea Or Nay,
Repentance is always available… even after someone has fallen away. Jesus told Peter that we are to model our forgiveness after God's, and God's forgiveness is infinite to the repentant (Matt 18:21-35). Furthermore, when someone fell away in the Corinthian church and later repented, Paul said that the church should accept that person back with open arms (2 Cor 2:6-8). There is always opportunity to repent and come back as long as we are still living.