Can Christians Sin Too Much and Lose Their Salvation?
BY BRENT BABER | How much can people sin and still consider themselves a Christian? Is it possible to sin so much that we sin ourselves out of our salvation?
I was just visiting with family in Seattle when the topic of theology came up. There was a point in the evening when a few people were sitting around thinking about questions of theology and of the Christian life, “How much can people sin and still consider themselves a Christian? Is it possible to sin so much that we sin ourselves out of our salvation?”
These are important questions, and how you answer them means a great deal for your experience of what it is to be a Christian. If, for instance, you answer the question, “Can I lose my salvation if I’ve sinned too much?” with a “yes,” then there’s a good chance that you’re going to live a life filled with anxiety constantly wondering whether your latest sin has tipped the scales and somehow rendered you ineligible for salvation. 1 John 3 is an excellent Bible passage for helping us understand the connection between works and salvation…