Originally Posted by martinguerre

Yes, but. Yes, the bible is clear that we have moral choices, and can be condemned on the basis of those. But. God is a God of grace and mercy. I have rebelled, but fallen short even in that. God's grace has been more than sufficient to bring me back to God. Even as i sin in this life, i am brought again to repentance and to healing mercy. The mercy, the grace has been wilder, freer, and greater than i had ever imagined.

I don't know the fate of souls. But i do know about the mercy, and if it is that mercy that cares for us at our last breath, then we have a whole lot to hope for.