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Saturday April 26

#SundayIsComing reflection: 23 March 2025

“God is not in the business of cutting us down, but of helping us grow,” says Archbishop Jeremy Greaves

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Tough Questions: Can a Christian lose their salvation?

“There are occasions when believers seem to turn away from the Lord. There are two possible explanations for this. Either their faith was not genuine, or they have allowed sin to establish a foothold in their life. In the case of the latter, Christ will eventually bring them to a place of repentance and restoration,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield

"The person who fears that they may have committed the 'unforgivable sin' almost certainly has not," says The Rev'd Charlie Lacey

Tough Questions: What is the Unforgivable Sin?

“Therefore, the unforgiveable sin is not so much a specific category of sin, rather an irrevocable spiritual state of being,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield