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One might question the state of salvation in a person like this. You're talking about someone who is involved in a really bad sin, not stealing a paper clip. And yes stealing the paper clip is wrong also, all sin is to God, but to man the act of sexually abusing children is REALLY bad, and if a person has problems with that over and over again, well he might not be saved in the first place.

Yes. He might not. I certainly wouldn't want to be anywhere near this type of person. I wouldn't associate with him at all.

But you and Mack have told me that the only person whose salvation you can be assured of is your own. Doesn't that apply here? Are we to judge that such a person is definitely not a man who has any faith? As opposed to a very sick and troubled man who has a very weak faith, that he struggles with a personal temptation?

We can judge a person by the acts that he has committed and come to the judgement that he pretty much is not saved, but we can't be sure, only he and God knows for sure. But at the same time kick his butt out from serving and fellowship until he repents and pays the price for his actions.

BigMack