Dan Knauss:
> Doesn't Perkins' famous flowchart admit the possibility of people who
> show all the signs of reprobation (or election) sliding over to the
> opposite side right at the end of their lives? I don't recall that this
> requires any desire on the part of the individual--it's simply admitting
> God's authority to save or damn whomever he likes, while we are still
> supposed to expect that most people are probably what they seem to be.
> But you can't be certain!
Gee, I love flowcharts! Where can I see a copy of this? (If its source was
mentioned earlier on this thread I apologize for troubling the list.)
Since Bunyan has been mentioned, it may be worth remembering the fate of
Ignorance, who got all the way to the Celestial City only to be cast down to
hell anyway (no mention of traffic coming in the opposite direction, mind).
That has to be a possibility. And of course the thing about ignorance is
that, being ignorant, you can't possibly know that you are!
Charlie
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