Are there any members here who used to be Christians but became non-Christian?
If you are an ex-Christian, have you ever thought about becoming a Christian again?
These two questions are very interesting, one presupposes that everyone who professes to have ever been a Christian were Christian, the second question asks something of the now professed Non-Christian that the Bible says is an Impossibility of ever happening.
Therefore I will answer your second question first, in order to get it out of the way.
While you may well ask the question, and you may well get responses to the question, it must first be understood by both you, and the supposed
ex-Christian that the question itself as asked is, Moot.
2) If you are an ex-Christian, have you ever thought about becoming a Christian again?
Heb. 6:4
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Heb 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Heb 6:6
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Now on to the more weightier question number one.
1) Are there any members here who used to be Christians but became non-Christian?
1Jn. 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us;
for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us:
but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
1Jn 2:22,23
22) Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ?
He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23) Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
1Jn 4:2-5
2) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3)
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5)
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
2Cor. 1:22
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Eph. 1:13,14
13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14)
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Eph. 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Is God such that He does not know who, nor is He strong enough to keep those, He has sealed unto the day of redemption?
Has Jesus therefore died in vane, that some might walk away from His Sacrifice?
Jesus Himself spoke of these very same people, do not believe them.
Mat 13:24-30
24) Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25) But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26) But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27) So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28) He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29) But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30) Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
This is what has happened be not deceived, because it marvelous in our eyes.
Joh 15:1-10
1) I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2) Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3) Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4) Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6) If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8) Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
