OSAS is the only conclusion I can come to, when I understand that I am now a new creation, I have a new heart, mind, and spirit in me. I have the Holy Spirit who can not dwell in sin, Christ became sin for me, and I am now seated with Christ at the right hand of the Father, I have passed from death into life. I am a new wine skin to carry the new wine. It is no longer me who lives, but Christ in me, who I am now with. My life is hidden in Christ.
Yes, there are some Scriptures that indicate you can lose your salvation, but there are far more than indicate you can't, and the ones that you can lose your salvation has indication that you never had it to begin with. Like 1 John, they left us because they were not of us, even those who left Jesus when He said you must drink my blood and eat my flesh, they left because they didn't quite understand He had the words of life and death, the disciples did.
Salvation isn't a mental experience, it's a complete whole experience, its not about my strength now to believe and follow, its about His finished work that He has done in my heart
It all comes naturally now. That is if, we have our minds renewed.
One thing I noticed is that the Apostles were continually writing letters to believers saying hey stop sinning! But at the same time affirming they are indeed saved. I think if we are going to walk in the fullness we must receive His love, accept we have been transformed, and stand on the fact that our mind is being renewed. And anything that says I'm a sinner not a saint is from the enemy trying to keep me in my past bondage, because whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
This is more than a theological debate. Because theological debates tend to preach a Kingdom of word and not power. We wonder why Christians do not walk in the same anointing that the Bible promises, I believe this one stronghold that holds us back, thinking I am merely a Christian and not a Child of God.
Thinking that I have gained some sort of standing by the flesh. Or that my works are anything but filthy rags compared to Christ, even Paul counted all of his religious works, which are far more than ours haha, he counted them dung. Powerful words. Nope, I'm a Child by birth not by worth. And so are you.
This doesn't mean I advocate sin because I don't. Sin is horrible. It's not some fun thing. It destroys people, relationships, and it grieves the Spirit, let's NOT do that. In fact, I advocate love. I advocate knowing love, following love, getting transformed by love, and then letting love transform everyone around you.
Do we still sin? I think we do sometimes, but we hate it. That's the power of Christ to transform our hearts from chasing sin, to chasing love. But focusing on not sinning, doesn't stop us from sinning as much as focusing on love does
Doesn't the Bible say it's the kindness of God that causes us to repent? (Renew our minds).
Therefore my argument isn't a theological one, but one of love. Accept you have been transformed, accept that you are accepted, the Father is pleased in you, He has equipped you, and you are called to be everything He has ordained, and He has made it happen, from this place the Kingdom of Power is exciting because you can't wait to watch the Father wreck people with His love.
Outside of this place, you are striving, you get burnt out, and you wonder why you can't seem to kill the flesh.
So let's get beyond this thinking that life is about me and my salvation. And live a life that preaches and demonstrates the Kingdom in church and out.
C.
