Absolution, Heart Reading, & Falling Away

How can absolution be valid if one can fall away from faith? How can a pastor forgive sins if he can’t look into the person’s heart to see if they’re truly penitent? In this episode of ATP Pastor discusses the basis of the spoken absolution and its relation to the Final Judgment.

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