[ealgeone]

....and we are assured of this truth because we have the witness of David, for whom God stated he is a man after God's own heart ... and went on to commit adultery and murder AFTER being made King!

Excellent reference with David.

We also have Abraham, who after being declared righteous......committed adultery!

Moses murdered an Egyptian.

Solomon did all kinds of things.

Yet none of these are ever considered to have lost their eternal reward.

We can take comfort that God loves us so much, He gave us His only begotten Son so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[metmom]

Psalm 103:8-14The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.