Salvation is something to continue in

Surely you don’t believe this, do you?

 

Eternal security is not solely a Calvinistic thought. Many non-Calvinists hold to this belief.

 

Romans 8:28-30
John 6:37-44
John 19:28-29

 

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Also Romans 8:38-39

 

Either one is saved or not yet saved (Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 John 5:12). In the judgement some will come trusting in what they did (Mattherw 7:21-23) and were never saved.

 

With respect,
Loss of salvation is based on a misunderstanding of Scripture.
Men who read it and get, " I have to do these things to gain and keep favor with God", also see that the evidences that are necessarily part of the believer's makeup, are "requirements" to be met.

Faith is an evidence ( Hebrews 11:1 ), not a requirement that can be accomplished.
Endurance ( Matthew 24:13 ) is an evidence, which is often seen as a requirement.
Love of God is an evidence ( 1 John 4:19 ) that God first loved the believer, not a requirement that can be met by sin-loving, God-hating mankind in their natural state.

Like some have posted, eternal life, which is a gift ( Romans 6:23 ) not a reward, cannot be lost for those who truly have it.
God's word details this in many places, some of which have already been listed and which I will list some others:

John 3:15-16.
John 3:36.
John 5:24
John 6:37-40.
John 10:26-29.
John 11:25-26.

That is just a few of the many "verses" that God's word has been divided into, that tell the believer that they are secure, because all of their trespasses were forgiven ( Colossians 2:13-14 ) on the cross for them.
Sin has been dealt with in the believer.

For the unbeliever, sin is a constant, ever-present wall that stands between God and them, and it will never go away.
For those of us who have believed, it comforts us to know that He has taken our sins and washed them away, and that he remembers them no more ( Psalms 65:3, Isaiah 43:25, Jeremiah 31:34, Micah 7:18-19, Romans 11:27, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17 ) .

 

God knows those who are His.

 

Willis,
That is the list of things that those who are taught or believe that salvation can be lost, go to, to support it.
Here are the passages that constitute what is considered by some as, "Mortal Sins":

1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
Galatians 5:19-20.
Colossians 3:5-6.

But they're missing or overlooking these:

" And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." ( 1 Corinthians 6:11 ).

" And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." ( Galatians 5:24-25 ) <---- It's not a "what if" or a possibility...they that are Christ's HAVE crucified the flesh. Therefore, they do not walk in the things that unbelievers walk in ( habitually practice with no regard to whether or not God is offended by them ), or have pleasure in. They may stumble ( Hebrews 12:1 ) , but they are not locked into them as unbelievers are.

" in the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 and have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all." ( Colossians 3:7-11 ) <----- The product of regeneration, or being born again.

" And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
11 in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12 buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;" ( Colossians 2:10-14 )


Believers are bought with a price.
We are to glorify God in our bodies and in our spirit, which belong to God ( 1 Corinthians 6:20 )
Why?
Because God has forgiven us for His mercy's sake, and He has not forgiven the unbeliever.

To me, those who believe in loss of salvation are not taking every word of God into account.
How do I know this?

Because I corresponded with a man who showed me, for over 3 years, how and why he understands it that way from Scripture.
And because for a time ( many years ago, now ), I also saw these passages ( to the neglect of others ) and they filled me with fear...until I remembered other passages that stated that God's forgiveness to His children is unconditional, and our efforts as men play no part in determining our destiny.

God's mercy and grace does.