Simple question, asked with sincerity
Response to comment [from a Messianic Jew]: "Why do so many Christians try so desperately to earn grace?"
[Qualities of an Excellent Servant 1 Timothy
4 Grace to You] "...People who understand
and outwardly affirm Christian doctrine but
don't have a heart for God are prime
candidates for being seduced by demons to
depart from the faith.
An apostate is not someone who never knew
the truth but someone who knew it and
rejected it. He may have even been involved
in various religious activities. But because
he never truly knew God, he was lured away
by the siren voices of the demons behind
idols and false religious systems..." Full
text:
Qualities of an Excellent Servant 1 Timothy
4