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Nope those of us who believe in the saving and sealing power of Jesus Christ will assure our eternal salvation. No one says once saved always saved believers imply they can live anyway they choose. Christians have a road map on how to live with the power of the Holy Spirit to guide and help them. We have the perfect example of how to live a life pleasing to God through His Son, Jesus Christ.
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Dismissive answer you provide ..... It reminds me of hebrews calling us not to harden our hearts
Heb 3:12-14
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.
Sin is a dangerous thing, let it stick around and it destroys our faith.
It is why we need the light of Jesus to cleanse and purify us from all ungodliness
Titus 2:12-14
It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
This language is alien to many, especially those with hard hearts.
Heb 3:12-14
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.
Sin is a dangerous thing, let it stick around and it destroys our faith.
It is why we need the light of Jesus to cleanse and purify us from all ungodliness
Titus 2:12-14
It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
This language is alien to many, especially those with hard hearts.
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ole Sundown carries a colt 44, shoots from the hip amd misses forever more hahhah I should be a poet and we know it with the wind in my hair, sitting in a chair with a cool blue drink and an umbrella hahahahahahhah 
But the truth is Jesus is our light, and following Him is reflecting that light to others through good deeds.
Rather than conflict, there is service and seeing need and ministering to it. The heroes are those who find
those in the darkest places and bring light, love, eternity and freedom from sin to their souls. Amen.
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ole Sundown carries a colt 44, shoots from the hip amd misses forever more hahhah I should be a poet and we know it with the wind in my hair, sitting in a chair with a cool blue drink and an umbrella hahahahahahhah
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Semantics. Gods call to the elect is from the beginning of time, He knows who are His.
But the call is to all, but few are chosen. So it will appear that salvation is revocable, but in the end those that fail were never the elect.
If a farmer sows seed scattering it in a field, the seed on the path, on the rocks, among the weeds will fail. The seed on the good soil will sprout and yield much fruit. It is not exactly difficult to predict or see. Do we choose what type of soil we are or our likelihood of our response? Probably not.
So can you lose what you thought you had. Yes. So we need to be like the good soil and make our salvation what it actually is, walking with Jesus daily. And if we have the imperishable seed growing in our hearts and transforming us, it will as Jesus promised, remain in Him and we will bear much fruit, Amen.
But the call is to all, but few are chosen. So it will appear that salvation is revocable, but in the end those that fail were never the elect.
If a farmer sows seed scattering it in a field, the seed on the path, on the rocks, among the weeds will fail. The seed on the good soil will sprout and yield much fruit. It is not exactly difficult to predict or see. Do we choose what type of soil we are or our likelihood of our response? Probably not.
So can you lose what you thought you had. Yes. So we need to be like the good soil and make our salvation what it actually is, walking with Jesus daily. And if we have the imperishable seed growing in our hearts and transforming us, it will as Jesus promised, remain in Him and we will bear much fruit, Amen.
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The only time salvation is irrevocable is when you are glorified. To those who overcome will He give right to eat from the tree of life. Till then you live by faith. You heed His warnings. You be on watch against false prophets and doctrines which could lead you away from the faith. Submit yourselves to God daily, and pick up your cross. Walk in newness of life and in love to your fellow man. If you do these things you will not stumble. For He is able to keep you from stumbling.
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