“Losing your salvation.”

When the subject of apostasy , of quitting Jesus, comes up, people tend to phrase it thisaway: “So you’re saying you can lose your salvation?” Well I wouldn’t use the word lose . Because it suggests we can accidentally disconnect from Jesus. Fr’instance pick any otherwise ordinary day. Let’s say I’m going through the Starbucks drive-thru, picking up another outrageously sugary mixture of coffee, milk, and ice. Let’s say I’m using cash, and the cashier gives me my change, and instead of a dollar bill she unintentionally gives me a hundred-dollar bill. Let’s say, instead of how I’d say, “Whoops, you don’t wanna make that mistake,” I say nothing and pocket the Benjamin and figure Starbucks is a big enough company to take the loss. And as a result of this hypothetical scenario, the Holy Spirit says, “Okay, I’ve had all I can stand of this jerk,” and unseals himself from me —and I haven’t been listening to him anyway, so I never notice his absence. So when a few minutes later I’