Have you ever heard of fallen angels?
The most famous one use to sit on the right of the Father.
If angels can fall from Grace, then certainly people can fall from Grace also.
The consequence being the same; barred from Heaven and casted down into Hell, the only differences are in the gravity, length of fall (angels fall greater distances) and time.
Why bring this up again?
Two main reasons:
- The fall from Grace can occur during one's lifetime, even from a relatively young age.
- Second, salvation is as important, if not of greater import than life and death.
Unfortunately, many assume that a fall from Grace, only occurs on Judgement Day; but a fall from Grace occurs anytime there is a spiritual death.
Spiritual death usually occurs when a person, or an angel, fails to defend against sins, fears and insecurities; resulting in bad practices causing corruption of character, rotting of soul, which then leads to spiritual death.
Why is it important to recognize a fall from Grace?
A person has a limited life span and therefore has limited time to fully repent and atone before final Judgement.
Just as it is important to respond and act quickly and wisely in a crisis, it is as important to quickly and honestly confess, repent and atone in a spiritual crisis.
For your well-being, in this crisis, take the time to evaluate your spiritual health as well as for physical health.
