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My guess is their congregation is very,very small or full of hypocrits.Furthermore, being "saved" (Acts 16:31) is not just fire insurance. True salvation is being saved from sin (Matthew 1:21), both the power of sin in the here and now (Romans 6:14) and from the wages of sin which is eternal death (Romans 6:23; Revelation 21:8). It is also being saved from the power of Satan (Acts 26:18; Ephesians 2:1-5; Colossians 1:13).
Therefore, those who are saved are those who live godly lives and do not practice sin (John 8:31-36; 1 John 1:5-6; 2:3-5; 3:4-10). As 1 John says,
They are not consistant at one point they espouse double predestination.Calvinism & Arminianism,
Neither Are In The Truth
They are obviously unschooled in history because officially the RCC as we know it did not start until the Council of Trent.Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words (2 Peter 2:18). The "Catholic Church," in the context of this volume, means exactly that, the unholy Roman Catholic Church (e.g., see below, VII Iranaeus).
I am not a big fan of PDL but even I wouldn't say that Pr Warren denies the Holy Spirit. Besides we are encouraged to bear one another's burdens. Oh wait I forgot real Christians don't sin.. Denies The Holy Spirit (Jude 4 "the only Lord God")
In his book The Purpose-Driven Life, which is primarily written to Christians, on page 212 Warren writes,
Let me be clear: If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own! You need the help of other people.