(January 20, 2013 at 3:06 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: I am thinking that this "Divine Revelation" is nothing more than a mental health issue that needs addressing ...nothing divine about it ...... you are sick, you need help.
You sound like a fundamentalist at an anti-gay rally... careful. This type of argument (I use that word lightly) on either side of almost any issue (except those actually in the medical field dealing with mental illness) is useless.
As far as "losing one's salvation," there are a handlful of theories, certainly not restricted to Mr. Drich, that range from Calvinism to Arminianism. One of the more frustrating things Christians can tend to do is argue their semi obscure doctrine as if it an obvious theological constant. For some reason, many Christians are afraid to admit that the theology of Christianity itself is very much like any other form of theoretical study. You don't look at Philosophy as having one single outlook on all things; if the bible is truly divinely inspired, it is by nature above complete comprehension, and you should welcome a challenge to how you understand it. If the bible cannot withstand the spitballing of an internet forum, it is certainly not worthy of much. However, I believe (even in a completely secular context), that the bible is a fascinatingly worthy text to study, challenge, and learn from.
This being said, for the sake of argument, I'll present another take on salvation.
John 10:29 NIV
"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand."
There is a popular theology that acknowledges once someone is "saved" by biblical standards, they are permanently saved. No matter what happens afterward, they do not become "un-saved."
