A long time ago, I used to believe that I could lose my salvation, and the same for my husband. I was always in fear, never knowing if I was doing a good enough job, and not growing at all in character, or the fruits of the Spirit.
One day, I thought about how GOD SAVED ME!! I did not save myself. From that point on, I have the peace and security of knowing God will never leave or forsake me.
"Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you" Hebrews 13:5 from Deut 31:6
God is in control, not me. He shows me where I have failed, and daily I confess my sins to him.
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. [SUP]10 [/SUP]If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us." 1 John 1:9-10.
If God wrote in his Word that we can sin, we will sin, but Jesus still forgives us when we confess, other than really denying Christ, I can't see that we can lose our salvation.
By the way, I have continued to study and grow closer to God. I am confident that God will not cast me out.
"Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus," Hebrews 10:19
My husband, on the other hand, still believes he can lose his salvation. He is discouraged in his walk, and constantly feels he has done something and God will cast him out.
So this Arminan lie is a deceptive practice to keep people chained to the law, and to live in fear that God will "smote" them, and they will not spend eternity with Christ. Just my experience.
I could post so many more scriptures, but many have done so here.
I do believe the problem may be for those who make casual, emotional commitments, and never follow through on actually following God. Were they ever really saved in the first place? I leave that to God.