Any “church” which claims that repentance is optional is well down the road to apostasy.
I’ve been checking out the General Baptist Convention of Texas, since I’m considering a church which associates with them, and the convention’s main theological spokesman essentially makes this exact point, that repentance is optional for salvation.
I’m backing away real fast.
I don’t claim to be a Christian doctrine expert. But I know that God hates sin and if you sin, you’d better repent and try your best not to sin again. God forgives for sure and I’m thankful He does. But you can’t go through life committing sin with the intention of asking for forgiveness afterward. When I questioned Pastor Stan about this he totally said all sin is forgivable...even repeated sin. I know God forgives us repeatedly but there’s something wrong with your logic when you easily commit sin with the assumption that forgiveness follows as soon as you ask. Maybe I’m wrong but don’t you have to TRY not to sin???