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is this insinuating that a person can stop believing?

Is this insinuating that a person can believe, receive Christ’s spirit by faith and salvation along with that, and at some later date, stop believing?

If a Person receives Christ’s spirit by faith, and they stop believing, do they lose Christ’s spirit?

Please defend your answer with Scripture

Do you mean this article? There is no insinuation, I am only saying that true faith is continuous, not static. The Bible never says that if you believe in Jesus at any one point in your life, you are saved, regardless of whether or not you later defected. A true believer, will always believe, or should he defect he will return to that belief.

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, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 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.(Hebrews 6:4-6)

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.(Hebrews 10:24-27)

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Romans 11:20,21 "Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either."

John 15:6 "If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned."

Remaining in Christ is by faith, demonstrated by bearing fruit of the Spirit, especially love (chief of the three that remain of faith, hope, love).

Keep in mind that while nothing in all creation will separate us from the love of Christ, remember that God is not created and therefore outside the scope of Romans 8:38,39. He retains the right to not spare whichever branches He determines are unbelieving. Thus Paul's admonishment "do not be arrogant but be afraid".

If we continue with the same attitude as Christ (Phil 2:5) remaining humble, we will work out our salvation with fear and trembling.