"And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys." (2 Kings 2:24).

Don't mess with a man of God :)

12/21/10

Forgetting Salvation?

There is a guy named Greg. Greg lives a totally sinful life; murder, drugs, sex and just the worst of the worst in human's eyes. Greg finds out about Jesus, repents and believes, and changes his whole life around. Greg attends church every week, holds a cell group in his house and eventually becomes a minister after going through bible college. No person ever thought about questioning this man's salvation, and according to the doctrine of eternal security, people thought this man was definitely going to heaven.

One day however, something terrible happened. Greg was going through a severely stressful period in his life, and all of a sudden, Greg disappears.

Greg began to suffer from what is called Global amnesia which is known as a Fugue state. During this time, Greg has forgotten his past and also his personality. This is a rare psychiatric disorder, usually lasting for mere days, but sometimes months. During this period, a new identity is built. Normally how this disorder is resolved is that the person recovers and remembers their past, but has total amnesia of the fugue state, except this was not the case in Greg's situation. Greg became a new person, and not knowing where to go this new person was a sinner who did not know who Jesus was. Greg met some people who he betrayed in the early years of his life, and they killed him.

My question, does Greg still go to heaven, though he did not know or acknowledge Jesus as Lord at the end of his life?
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  1. DimiDecember 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    I'd probably answer this question the same type of way I'd answer a question about people who never hear the Gospel.

    That is, this type of situation would simply not happen for those who have been elected for salvation. Being able to lose your faith in ANY way just couldn't be possible for a true follower of Christ, to whom God promises that "he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Phil 1:6).

    Now all this is true granted that faith is a conscious thing. In other words, God would not allow a Christian to experience this type of amnesia if it meant losing faith in Him. But it COULD be possible for this to occur IF it were somehow possible for someone to have faith not consciously but on some sort of subconscious level.

    I don't think it is, but that would be the only way that Greg would be able to go to heaven, if possible.

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  2. Yen MeisterDecember 22, 2010 at 2:22 AM

    I agree with Dimi. Someone who truly believes in Christ is given 'the Holy Spirit of God, by whom [that person is] sealed for the day of redemption' - Ephesians 4:30. Though we gain more understanding by discussing the possibility of a Christian losing his/her salvation via a memory crash, we must be careful not to judge another so quickly for we are asked and told...

    'Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand' – Romans 14:4.

    My conclusion: A true Christ follower cannot possibly lose his/her salvation. The Holy Spirit of God is sealed in that individual, and Jesus Christ promises to finish the work he started.

    'God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?' - Numbers 23:19

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