he wanted to be saved but kept falling into sin<\/a>. How can anybody be saved if a person keeps on sinning?<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
They can’t while they remain in sin, but no one needs to continue to sin. “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous<\/i>” (I John 2:1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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