In response to the news of former pastor Joshua Harris saying he is no longer a Christian, John Piper says Christians could “commit apostasy this afternoon and go to hell” if it were not for the grace of God.

Piper, theologian and founder of desiringGod.org, was speaking in an “Ask Pastor John” session at the Sing! Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

The interviewer did not specifically mention Harris, but asked Piper, “What would you say to those of us who have a healthy distrust of our own hearts; who look at this man who has now walked away from the Gospel and we say, ‘Could this happen to me too? Could I one day walk away from the Gospel, walk away from my spouse, walk away from Christ?”

Piper answered: ““The short answer is yes, and the interesting thing about that answer is that for a lot of people, it seems to call into question the doctrine of eternal security, which I believe,” Piper began. “It shouldn’t call into question the doctrine of eternal security to say, ‘yes, I could commit apostasy this afternoon and go to hell.’ I wonder if that’s a jarring juxtaposition for you.

“Nothing you do originates the decisive act or impulse that saves you,” he continued. “Nothing you feel, nothing you think, nothing you will, nothing you do, originates the act of the soul or the act of the body that causes God to elect you, predestine you, call you, keep…

The faith-based film Overcomer outpaced projections and opened in the Top 5 over the weekend while earning an A+ CinemaScore grade from moviegoers.

Overcomer grossed $8.14 million, placing it in third place ahead of Hobbs and Shaw ($8.068 million) and The Lion King ($8.065 million). Angel Has Fallen ($21.3 million) and Good Boys ($11.6 million) topped the chart. 

It was the fourth straight Top 5 finish for the filmmaking tandem of Alex and Stephen Kendrick, whose previous movies War Room (2015),Courageous (2011) and Fireproof (2008) also opened that high. Perhaps more impressive, it was their third consecutive A+ CinemaScore rating. (War Room and Courageous also earned an A+.) CinemaScore polls moviegoers on opening night, asking them to grade films.

Only one other director — Rob Reiner — has helmed three films that earned an A+ CinemaScore grade. Alex Kendrick is the second.

Reiner’s three A+ movies were The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally (1989) and A Few Good Men (1992). 

“Overcomer has been an audience favorite from the beginning, even in our test screenings,” Rich Peluso, executive vice president of Sony’s Affirm Films, said in a statement. “Alex and Stephen Kendrick understand how to connect to the heart of a viewer and that’s one of the reasons they have been so successful.”

BoxOfficeMojo.com — which had predicted the film would gross only $5…