I have to ask God to deliver me from sin in the moment I’ve living, in the present.
When I prayed a prayer years ago and then got “saved” and I kept on sinning, which is my actual experience, I wasn’t getting it right.
I need God all the time, all the time.
I can’t do it by self-will using God’s name in vain.
I have to surrender, give it up, admit my powerlessness and say God is ‘the boss’.
I must admit I’m wrong to God and even humble myself to admit I’m wrong to others.
In general, I agree. Anybody who says he isn’t a sinner is a liar.
Sadly, we are talking about the same thing, and using the same words, but we have different context/meaning.
Salvation is neither on nor off. However, it is rejected (sinning), and accepted (repentance, conforming to God’s will, etc.).
God doesn’t take away Salvation, we freely give it up when we sin. Fortunately, God is a merciful God, and when approached by a penitent, He is forgiving.
Of course, the goal is to change our ways, and completely conform ourselves (rebirth, born again) to God’s will.
We need God’s grace(s), as we are incapable by our nature, to not sin. We are constantly tempted by the evil one, and often give in. Again, we can seek forgiveness, and seek to amend our lives.
I would suggest that being born again is not a one time event, but rather, something that happens each time we cast off sin and seek to live that new life.
Going back to the beginning, God offer Heaven to each and every one of us. Jesus’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection, redeemed all of mankind for eternity. This redemption/salvation, is a permanent, unmerited, un-earnable, and eternal gift. However, as humans, we often reject that gift, but through God’s mercy, are able to accept the gift again.