So if a person is a Christian-in-name-only, they might THINK they're saved, but they're not?
And that's what I was asking about:
"So a person -— like this abortion-bound woman -— could go for years thinking they’re saved, and they’re not and never were?"The answer, you said, is "No," but your explanation says "Yes".
We know there are nominal "Christians." Obama says he is a Christian. Is he one? Certainly not! Christ told us we would know each other by our fruits.
I will tell you, from a personal level, that when I accepted Christ, I knew, with 100% certainty, that I was saved by Him.
Scripture speaks to this twice in 1 John 4:14 and 5:13.
"We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit."
"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life."
I also can testify that before I personally accepted Jesus Christ, I knew I was going to Hell.
The answer, you said, is "No," but your explanation says "Yes"
You get that a lot from the anti-Catholic crowd but given the strength of the diabolical delusion they're under they can't see that what they're saying and the conclusion they reach don't fit together.