I am going to take a contrarian position and argue that we are not once saved, always saved.
True. As we see in Matthew 18, in Ezekiel 18, in Romans 11, in 1Cor 6, in 1 Cor 9 ...
Here is what "scripture clearly teaches"
Fallen from grace, severed from Christ - Galatians 5:1-4 " 4 You have been
severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law;
you have fallen from grace "
Ezek 18
24 “But
when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered
for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die. 25 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? 26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and dies because of it, for his iniquity which he has committed he will die. 27
Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness,
he will save his life. 28 Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
Forgiveness revoked: Matthew 18: 32 Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave
, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his lord, moved with anger,
handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. 35
My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”
Disqualified from the Gospel : 1 Cor 9:23 Now this
I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with
you. 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain
it. 25 And everyone who competes
for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they
do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we
for an imperishable
crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as
one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring
it into subjection,
lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
Stand by Faith yet fear being cut off from Christ: Romans 11:19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well
said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and
you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches,
He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but
toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for
God is able to graft them in again
Do not be deceived into believing OSAS 1 Cor 6:7 Actually, then,
it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud.
You do this even to
your brethren. 9 Or
do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators,
nor idolaters,
nor adulterers, n
or effeminate,
nor homosexuals, 10
nor thieves,
nor the covetous,
nor drunkards,
nor revilers,
nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but
you were sanctified, but you were justified
... Welcome to the BB... Glad to help!... I'm Brother Glen
," "...searching with all of my heart," and this one, "Once Saved, Always Saved." Please review the posts in these three threads by Calvinists, before going to the Archive. Your comments are always welcome.
