born of water

[obriencp]

Originally Posted by thephnxman

So you believe in "deathbed confessions" for salvation?
Do you believe a person can deny or reject the gospel all their lives, and repent at the
last minute and be saved? Or that a person can believe in false
doctrines until their deathbed, make a "confession of faith", and enter
into the kingdom of God?
Is that not another gospel?

While not a fan of deathbed confessions, i'm reminded of this parable:

Matthew 20:1-16

Similar to the full-day workers in this parable, those that live for Jesus for many years can't be bitter towards those who "lived it up" like the prodigal son. If we begrudge those brothers that come late to the party, it makes me wonder why we were living/working for Him... was it out of a self-righteous spirit or to earn a spot in heaven? I don't know if God accepts deathbed confessions, but i'm not going to get bent out of shape over it.