So, let's say you accept Jesus as your personal Savior, and even prayed to God for the gift of faith, needed to obtain salvation.
But per 1 Cor 10:13:
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
So since all believers are guaranteed to pass their tests, what's the point of testing believers via hardships in the first place, if everyone's guaranteed to pass?
And doesn't the existence of ex-Xians (who once were 'saved' believers) who eg fell prey to the 'sin' of wondering if God existed or not (and are now atheists or agnostics) kinda blow that concept out of the water? Were they not tested beyond what they could bear, and they failed, since they gave in to the power of reasoning?
Adam