True or False: Grace is harder than Law

[Aquila]

I was taught that when a believer falls into sin there is a steady progression that ends in apostasy. It is when one enters apostasy that they've fallen from grace. God chastens and disciplines His children during this process to get them to turn around before it is too late.

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I was taught that when a believer falls into sin there is a steady progression that ends in apostasy. It is when one enters apostasy that they've fallen from grace. God chastens and disciplines His children during this process to get them to turn around before it is too late.

Apostasy = fallen away = fallen from grace

You mean that the "steady progression" is unrepentant sin, right?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by thephnxman

Apostasy = fallen away = fallen from grace

You mean that the "steady progression" is unrepentant sin, right?

I believe that some sins will lead to apostasy if unrepented of. If we continue in them we are resisting the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:51). If we continue resisting the Spirit we become hardened to the Spirit's conviction and as a result we quench the Holy Spirit (I Thessalonians 5:19). Once we've quenched the Spirit and we continue in sin, we then grieve the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). We're not lost yet. However, this is when corrective judgments typically come our way to get our attention from the outside that we might turn and repent. If we continue to resist the Spirit we insult the Spirit (Hebrews 10:29). If we continue to insult the Spirit a line can be crossed... a line that moves into blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31-32) and counting the very blood that that saved them an unholy thing (Hebrews 10:29). Now the wayward saint of God has crossed the line into apostasy and will never return.

I do not believe that it is easy to be lost. Jesus didn't die for a greasy grace that could slip right through your fingers. However, continued and intentional rebellion will cause one to eventually lose their soul.