I have taken pains to show my position Biblically... can you please provide a citation for this adoption method?
That is not to say, though, that each time they sin they have “lost” their redemption and can only reclaim it by confessing that new sin.
I've never claimed that and the Church doesn't teach that. On a related note... do you believe in an unforgivable sin?
I have also taken great pains to show my position biblically....I have quoted many verses to reveal what basis I believe from.
Romans 8 is a great chapter that talks about how Christians are adopted into the family of God and have been made right before God because the spirit of Christ lives within them.
I asked the question about “losing” one’s redemption because I’m honestly trying to understand the concept of one not feeling secure in their salvation. I’m truly perplexed by your statement...if you don’t think that a believer needs to confess their sins on an ongoing basis or do good deeds to ensure their salvation then it seems you are supporting a similar position as mine.
Perhaps, the difference is you think that a true believer can fall away to the point where they no longer believe in Jesus and have abandoned the faith completely. If that is our only difference of opinion then I think we really are not that far apart. If a person were to ever get that far away in their faith, then I would leave it up to God to truly judge their heart.
Yes, I believe in unforgivable sin. Jesus, noted that if one blasphemes the Holy Spirit that is unforgivable. Again, I would argue that anyone who is capable of blaspheming the Holy Spirit does not have the Holy Spirit within them so they were lost and have now come to a point where they can’t be forgiven.