(First, please note that when I highlight or capitalize words it is to bring emphasis- not to "text yell". I am a very humble and soft-spoken person, and I respect everyone here)...
Staying Saved (1Peter 4:18)
The Bible says that if we do not forgive, that we will not be forgiven. That is a condition. This condition is not written to worldly people- but to the saved. Many times the New Testament says these things are written to the Holy and faithful brothers in Christ. The Bible is written to the righteous- not to the worldly.
If you were saved, yet refuse to forgive people, you are unsaved as long as you refuse to repent of not forgiving people. Therefore it is possible to be saved, yet lose that salvation. Some say no because Jesus covers every sin.
Jesus covers every sin for those IN Christ- it is possible to get into Christ and to come back out of Christ. Those who were saved, yet used that as a license to sin (such as the sin of not forgiving people) are no longer in Christ.
The Bible says that for those who sin willfully, there no longer remains Christ's sacrifice for their sins! (Hebrews 10:26) "No longer" means that it once did- therefore OSAS is a false doctrine/things taught by demons.
EXAMPLE:
Say you're in a car, not wearing a seatbelt, and you crash, go through the windshield, and die. Why did you die? Because the seatbelt didn't save you, because you didn't put it on. Those who do not put on Christ in baptism will die an eternal death.
But let's say you have put on Christ in baptism. OK, so you are driving down the road, and you crash. You did not die because you were wearing your seatbelt, and it saved you from going through the windshield. So you recheck your seatbelt and drive home.
On your drive home you go over a cliff, and your car blows up with you in it. Weather or not your seatbelt came lose is irrelevant- you still died because you weren't looking where you were going.
Getting saved by Christ is not enough- we MUST make sure we are staying on the straight and narrow road that leads to eternal life. "Thy Word is a lamp onto my feet and a light onto my path." If you don't follow the Bible, you are not on the path, and will not get to that path's Destination.
You can choose to deceive yourself if you like, but it won't make the outcome any different.
What does "MUST" mean? It means that there is a condition that has no exception. Jesus said we must carry our cross daily and follow Him- that is a condition that requires action on our part, on an ongoing basis. If someone gets saved but refuses the many conditional statements in the New Testament, they are no longer in a safe spiritual state. The blood of Christ will not cover their sins.
Christ saved us, but staying saved requires effort on our part. "Each one of you should work out their salvation with fear and trembling." That is not written to the worldly- that is written as a warning to Christians, for...
"Many are called but few are chosen." (Matthew 22:14).
And...
"If it is HARD (effort) for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" (1Peter 4:18).
Being righteous or Christian is not enough- you must be a righteous Christian who actively obeys the Bible on an ongoing basis.
"...ONLY those who DO the Will of My Father..." (Matthew 7:21).
Staying Saved (1Peter 4:18)
The Bible says that if we do not forgive, that we will not be forgiven. That is a condition. This condition is not written to worldly people- but to the saved. Many times the New Testament says these things are written to the Holy and faithful brothers in Christ. The Bible is written to the righteous- not to the worldly.
If you were saved, yet refuse to forgive people, you are unsaved as long as you refuse to repent of not forgiving people. Therefore it is possible to be saved, yet lose that salvation. Some say no because Jesus covers every sin.
Jesus covers every sin for those IN Christ- it is possible to get into Christ and to come back out of Christ. Those who were saved, yet used that as a license to sin (such as the sin of not forgiving people) are no longer in Christ.
The Bible says that for those who sin willfully, there no longer remains Christ's sacrifice for their sins! (Hebrews 10:26) "No longer" means that it once did- therefore OSAS is a false doctrine/things taught by demons.
EXAMPLE:
Say you're in a car, not wearing a seatbelt, and you crash, go through the windshield, and die. Why did you die? Because the seatbelt didn't save you, because you didn't put it on. Those who do not put on Christ in baptism will die an eternal death.
But let's say you have put on Christ in baptism. OK, so you are driving down the road, and you crash. You did not die because you were wearing your seatbelt, and it saved you from going through the windshield. So you recheck your seatbelt and drive home.
On your drive home you go over a cliff, and your car blows up with you in it. Weather or not your seatbelt came lose is irrelevant- you still died because you weren't looking where you were going.
Getting saved by Christ is not enough- we MUST make sure we are staying on the straight and narrow road that leads to eternal life. "Thy Word is a lamp onto my feet and a light onto my path." If you don't follow the Bible, you are not on the path, and will not get to that path's Destination.
You can choose to deceive yourself if you like, but it won't make the outcome any different.
What does "MUST" mean? It means that there is a condition that has no exception. Jesus said we must carry our cross daily and follow Him- that is a condition that requires action on our part, on an ongoing basis. If someone gets saved but refuses the many conditional statements in the New Testament, they are no longer in a safe spiritual state. The blood of Christ will not cover their sins.
Christ saved us, but staying saved requires effort on our part. "Each one of you should work out their salvation with fear and trembling." That is not written to the worldly- that is written as a warning to Christians, for...
"Many are called but few are chosen." (Matthew 22:14).
And...
"If it is HARD (effort) for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" (1Peter 4:18).
Being righteous or Christian is not enough- you must be a righteous Christian who actively obeys the Bible on an ongoing basis.
"...ONLY those who DO the Will of My Father..." (Matthew 7:21).