Credit goes to John Van Gelderen an evangelist that attempts to show Baptists not to forget about the Holy Spirit and how He ministers and leads us in this life as a believer through faith. In this series on spiritual guidance, we have noted that the Spirit of God does lead individuals and have addressed how the Spirit leads. But knowing that Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light, how can we discern the true from the false? Recognizing the genuine is vital to discerning the counterfeit, and thus, noting the ways of the Spirit in genuine guidance will help us discern the ways of the enemy in counterfeit guidance. Leading The Holy Spirit leads. Evil spirits push. The New Testament describes those who are “led” by the Spirit (Rom. 8:14: Gal. 5:18). Therefore, guidance that drives, pushes, or even nags like a bug buzzing in your ear is counterfeit. Though the Spirit can speak with urgency, the push of counterfeit guidance does not allow time to “try the spirits whether they...

Simply because the bible speaks to an apostasy in the end times leads me to think that it is possible for a person of their own free will to turn from the truth and believe things that are contrary to the truth of the gospel.  Knowing that we are justified not by good works we do or by not sinning, but rather by the blood of Jesus Christ offered up for our sins willingly by Jesus Christ to pay for the sins of the entire world.  Anyone that believes God sent Jesus and that Jesus died for our sins will be justified and righteous in Jesus Christ.  More thoughts to come on this....