What happens when someone who makes a profession of faith in Christ but has never truly been born again by the Holy Spirit partakes of Christ's body and blood at the Lord's table?
Are they unknowingly bringing judgment upon themselves or is it possible for them to still be saved?

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Tom Mitchell
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Member of First Presbyterian Church PCA Florala, AL

Open profaneness is the broad dirty way which leads to hell
--but trusting in religious duties is a sure way, though a cleaner way to hell. ~ Thomas Brooks
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I did it for many a year, I'm ashamed to say.

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The man who is disposed to think of his sin as a great calamity, rather than as a heinous crime, is not likely either to reverence God or to respect His law. - John Kennedy, 1873
Meg
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I would say that, since the unpardonable sin is the only sin which can block salvation, that, yes, they can still be saved.

I think the person would have to be questioned closely about salvation matters. It's possible that he genuinely thought he was saved when he made his profession of faith, and subsequent events have thrown doubt upon that profession. Or, it could be the case (rare, I suppose) that a rank unbeliever (and knowing so) pretended to be a Christian in order to be admitted to communion - though that seems far-fetched, to me.

A lot depends, I would think, on the answers you get to the questions you ask.

Don't know if this helps, but...

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
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Faith and repentance are born together and aid the health of each other. - Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), on July 23, 1865

Meg,

Did you truly know you weren't born again at the time or where you just blinded to what true conversion was? You don't have to answer that if you don't want.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
Husband to a beautiful wife, Father to two beautiful girls
"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

I wasn't sure - but I didn't really believe. I did it because I was with my friends at either liberal Catholic or liberal Protestant services at the camput ministry, and we all partook. It was a social thing. I didn't believe what I'd been taught about it as a child by then. Once I stopped going to church the unworthy partaking naturally ceased.

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The man who is disposed to think of his sin as a great calamity, rather than as a heinous crime, is not likely either to reverence God or to respect His law. - John Kennedy, 1873
Meg
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Member, Intown Presbyterian Church,PCA, Portland, OR

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And, of course, as you know, the Lord has graciously forgiven you.

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
www.reiterations.wordpress.com
www.foft.wordpress.com

Faith and repentance are born together and aid the health of each other. - Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), on July 23, 1865

And so I think our sister's testimony answers the original question by saying in fact it is possible to be born again even when one has taken the Lord's Supper unworthily.

Praise God for his grace to all of us!!

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
Husband to a beautiful wife, Father to two beautiful girls
"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

Amen!

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The man who is disposed to think of his sin as a great calamity, rather than as a heinous crime, is not likely either to reverence God or to respect His law. - John Kennedy, 1873
Meg
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Member, Intown Presbyterian Church,PCA, Portland, OR

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