It Is satanic Heresy to Deny Eternal Security

[homwardbound]

Paul told Timothy to "save thyself" Peter told his hearers in Acts 2 to "save yourselves", Paul told the Philippians to work out your own salvation. So there is a sense in which men saves themselves.

Want to very important, and if you stand through, you will come to see God and God's absolute amazing love and Mercy in Appreciation, not in taking it for granted as the Corinthians had done and why Paul wrote such a strong letter to them

 

[homwardbound]

I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish.

Atwood, you keep posting this passage , let me give you my take. This verse assumes that we understand it is to be taken in
context with passages like Rev. 2:10. We do not have eternal life yet. We have it in promise. We will have it in actuality at the resurrection. I see nothing in this scripture to support you cannot call from grace. Once we have eternal life in actuality then yes, we will never perish.

Alligator do you belief God's promise? Does God lie? So what would be ones response, knowing god does not lie?
To believe God or not right? only thing Christ never died for is unbelief?

 

[homwardbound]

Paul was grieved his brethren in the flesh were lost, Rom 10:1, for God had cut them off, Rom 11:20ff.

In Rom 9:6-13 Paul is refuting the Jews idea that God had to choose them simply because they were the physical descendants of Abraham.

Verse 7 Paul shows Abraham had many children but one had to be of a particular seed, the seed of Issac, to be a child of promise.

Verse 8 children of the flesh are NOT children of God, one has to be of a particular seed to be a child of God.

Paul proves that physical birth did not automatically make one a child of God.

Paul then uses Jacob (Israel) and Esau (Edom) to show that God does not have to base his choices/promises upon physical birth. Both Israel and Edom were both the sons of Isaac, the true son of Abraham. So Edom was as much a true descendant of Abraham as was Israel but Edom was not chosen. So why should the Jews/Israel think God must choose them simply because they are Abraham descendants when Edom was not chosen but were just as much Abraham's descendants?


Rom 8 shows a group (Christian) is predestined not certain individuals unconditionally predestined apart from the group.

All that boils down to this Flesh and the Spirit of God at war to this very day. So we all the free choice to be led by self and or others of self or God in Spirit and truth
Do you see this battle, Man flesh first born is born as if God, yet not god, but as like good, knowing good and evil

Genesis 3:5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

So when are we going to give this up as God's knowing good and evil, yet in this flesh can't be perfect?

And walk by Faith, trusting God to lead and not self or any other mankind?

 

[homwardbound]

As long as they sustain their hearing and following of Christ, verse 27.

Yep, stand fast yep, in what? Faith in Christ's finished work for them
Or maybe I need to add something, God will be proud and others to if I do good works, I will not please all, but a few and can can't on them for help?
Do we really think God to be pleased in this? Talk to God or hear God telling you and pay attention as to what unrighteous mammon is here in this world as in Luke 16, maybe. Read it, you decide if God opens this truth up to you or not, praying so

 

[homwardbound]

False, SeaBass. "As long as they sustain" is not stated -- you may not add to God's Word. The context says that the sheep DO hear and follow, fact, not "as long as."

It also says that I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.

There are no ifs ands or buts.

Can you not trust the Lord Jesus and His promise?
The life He gives is eternal.
The perishing is never.

Those that see, have received and do as called to do, therefore when ones that are born again, won't leave, have already suffered in the flesh and are in the kingdom. entered in and can't leave, because they do not ever want to
You can check out any time you like, no problem. and when back down here on earth one appreciates what God has done for them deeper and deeper and deeper

[h=3]Ephesians 3:16-18[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

[SUP]16 [/SUP]that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; [SUP]17 [/SUP]that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, [SUP]18 [/SUP]may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

 

[homwardbound]

Atwood, sometimes you just have to use a little common sense. The husband tells his wife , "honey, next year we're going to California on our vacation. But what if she should leave him before next year arrives? That promised vacation will never happen.

And I say to you make no promises, say a simple yes or no; to strengthen one yes or no answer with a promise comes form evil and is the unredeemed flesh nature of the people, that do not see the new life in Spirit and truth at the resurrected Christ. praying Father reveals this to all as Father sees fit, not my will Father's be done

 

[newbirth]

Galatians 4:19 says, 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,

The imagery Paul uses here regarding a church which fallen away into Judaism and idolatry, a church in which he is fearful for (verse 11) and in wonder that he has labor in vain for, is interesting and making me rethink OSAS. Paul mentions that he has to go labor again for the sake of making them Christ like, Christ "formed" in them. He equates this as giving birth again, a rebirth. I always thought that that once you have been born again, you couldn't be unborn. Perhaps Paul doesn't agree with me here!? If they all were born once and could regress, then why would Paul be fearful for them, they are saved right? I'd be more fearful for those unsaved, the ones they are preaching to, that these Galatians would teach falsehood and make false converts..

God gives you understanding to see the danger of man's doctrine it is up to you to make the change.

I can't imagine myself ever going back to me old way of life, it is unthinkable. The Love of God has taken hold of me, I can never give it up, even if I tried. In this respect I feel my salvation is secure.

Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Also in Galatians 5:4 Paul says that they (the Galatians) have been estranged from Christ. In order to be "estranged" (NKJV) from Christ, you had to be at once in Christ. The NASB says they have been "severed" from Christ. The actual Greek word is Katargeo, which could mean "to render idle, inactive" or "to cease or cut off from." If they attempted to go back to law, they have fallen from grace. They must have had it at one time to fall from it. Does fallen from grace mean loss of Salvation? It doesn't say that.

if we are saved by grace and one fall from grace, what is there to save him? Very frightening.

I can see good arguments from both side being made regarding both of these passages. What is more important is that we agree that we all need to examine ourselves to make sure we are in the faith. The book of 1 John gives 4 test to KNOW if we are true children of God:
1) do you have the right theology of Christ. Jesus is the son of God and is God, God in the flesh.
2) do you obey His (Jesus') Commandments?
3) do you love your brother? are you willing to die for him?
4) does the Holy Spirit testify to your soul that you belong to God. do you feel the HS leading you?

If you pass these four tests, all of them, not just one or two or three, then I would have to say you are a Child of God, and secure in Him.

even then you still have to hold fast till the end there is no letting go.

 

[homwardbound]

"He has promised you eternal life if only you will trust the Lord Jesus with your spiritual needs and destiny.

Aah, so now you say salvation is conditional"

Do you trust this your statement about God and in this trust we take on:
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Are you in stress or rest? praying you are on our way through this stress to come to rest

 

[homwardbound]

Such amazingly stubborn twisting

John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

who ever lives in me (word of God)
and believes in me (word of God)
shall never perish

it is conditional
conditional
conditional
it depends if you do something or not

believe on the word of God is the condition

here is the word of God

Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy six days SHALT thous labor and do all thy work but the SEVENTH day is the Sabbath of the LORD they God.

you said you are a believer

do you believe that?
you have to believe the whole Bible
do you believe that?
ist sayd
John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?


you have to believe it and live it then you get eternal life

do you live the sabbath?

no?
no soup for you.
disobedient do NOT inherit life
says it right there

if you believe
and live it
you will get eternal live
that goes for every other verse in the Bible

the devils believe
but they dont obey
those who believe and obey like Abraham get eternal life

the others dont get eternal anything but death.
so simple

How MANY bible verses would you like telling you eternal life is CONDITINAL?
give me a number and I will post them



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You what I am so thankful to God in appreciation to god for god's love to us all through Son, and a big thank you Jesus to you Brother, not for the post
but the amazing twist you presented to cause one to return back to the stress under law

2 Peter 2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
2 Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

So I walk alone in Faith to God through Son's amazing perfect work for me to participate in and just love as I am loved. So how deep is God's love you all?

 

[homwardbound]

so
if a once saved always saved person takes the mark of the beast
he will get thrown into the lake of fire
that is a promise from JEsus mouth

so, that proves once saved always saved is just confusion of Bible verses

That is a big tall order of not believing to begin with, so will you or have you taken the mark and made your conscious decision in belief or unbelief friend? For on the day of Judgment or even her ein the battle of Armageddon, will one stand.
I guarantee, those that know from God, confirmed, as in Rom. 8:16 will stand to the death without taking the mark of the beast. No matter what it appears to look like. As man still judges by the outside of the cup, and does not see that it is the inside that needs the cleansing, and when tha tis done from God and by God the outside is as well cleansed as God is the one that dfoesa the cleansing not mankind? you decide free choice to all from God, which proves God's love to all. Otherwise we all would be robots, and love to a robot can't be true can it?

 

[homwardbound]

When the bible say's "

[SUP]47 [/SUP]Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life."

what do you think that means "believe on me?" (open question)

Thank you believe on Christ one's propitiation for any and all sin for all time
Now this leaves the ? how will one respond to this? Take this for granted as the Corinthians did? Or appreciate is as they came to do? 1 Cor. and 2 Cor.

 

[homwardbound]

they say the first time the bible says something it means something very significant. Well the first time we read "he believed in the Lord" is Gen 15:6 and if you read the above verse God is telling Him things that will come to pass. Abram was accepting Gods Words as truth. THAT was counted to him for righteousness. (see following verse)

So again, "believing in God" is trusting that every Word He says is truth.

So the way I read it is- When God is saying through His apostle

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, [SUP]10 [/SUP]Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

He means it. For us to "believe on God" we have to believe those words. THAT is counted unto us for righteousness.

The next verse the apostle goes on to say some of us "were" like that, which obviously implies "are no longer"
They have been washed and sanctified.. sanctified.


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verb
verb: sanctify; 3rd person present: sanctifies; past tense: sanctified; past participle: sanctified; gerund or present participle: sanctifying
set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.
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I was reading Genesis last night and this struck me, I thought I'd share.

Ad thank you for this sharing. So any of you still caught up in any of those and have not yet left those things behind, and are at a frustration wanting to not do any of those things and are trying very hard not to do those things, Asking for forgiveness over and over again and again. Might even be ready to give up, and walk away in disgust as that rich man did in Matt. 19
I know there are those out there, I know I am and was not alone in this very stressing predicament of feeling how can God just love me, and I still sin? Thinking about walking away, because you know you can't be like the Pastor such an such or like the deacon of the Church or someone else that is your role model, and that might be Jesus, as you compare others that appear to be like Jesus.
Are you listening, they are the same as you, no better than you or worse than you.
Jesus is the only perfect one that ever came here on earth through the Virgin Mary and pleased God, Adam did not, Abraham in his works did not, nor Noah or Saul who became Paul did not. Their Faith in God did, and their works by this Faith proved they believe

1 Corinthians 3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Listen, put your Church name in place of Paul or Apollos, or your friend in whom you trust more that God whom you do not see.
Are we listening and seeing us as still carnal and need to move onto maturity? From Carnality, fighting and warring one or many fighting in flesh and not the spirit of God, one against the other, are we not still babies, do we not need to grow up and put away these childish things/
Heb. 5:11-6:9

 

[homwardbound]

Maybe Christ can open your eyes
Luke 10:25-28

King James Version (KJV)

[SUP]25 [/SUP]And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
[SUP]26 [/SUP]He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
[SUP]27 [/SUP]And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Agreed, so tell me pleased how can one do this, if one does not see God's love to us first?
Is it true that one can only love and forgive as much as one thinks they are loved and forgiven
So if one discovers
"how deep is his love" how deep will one love in return?

 

[homwardbound]

what do you see here? isn't it beautiful?

[SUP]5 [/SUP]And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Having no doubt is key, where as Adam and Eve got doubt and ate from, as today man adds anything man can to have something to do with salvation, when God while yet we all were still sinners came to reconcile us, to change our minds from unbelief to belief in God at God's full word in trust to God through Son
By Faith one is saved and by works, otherwise man would have reason to boast,
God does just love us all this and the deep you all
So all one is left with is to believe or not, and God knows who do or do not. Just as each one of us here know this as well, no matter if we claim it or not
Thanking God to put me at rest in this trust for god to cause us to stand,
Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Can we all now believe God to do what God said God will do, if we do believe, I bet this Job will get done a little faster as one believer falls into another, like a domino effect you think?
Spreading the good news and quit being editors of it and by that corrupting it as has been being done ever since the fall, and today we look back at the cross, where it is finished by Christ for us to come to new life in Spirit and truth, via the resurrected Christ, you think?

 

[Deadtosin]

Thank you believe on Christ one's propitiation for any and all sin for all time
Now this leaves the ? how will one respond to this? Take this for granted as the Corinthians did? Or appreciate is as they came to do? 1 Cor. and 2 Cor.

There is more to it now. -"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life."-JC

according to the first use of "believing in God" we immediately see that it meant "believing what He said to be true." We cannot take this verse to mean only itself. This verse automatically takes us beyond these words to the words He has said.

 

[Deadtosin]

"Having no doubt is key" Homward bound.

having no doubt doesn't exclusively reside in OSAS.

I have no doubt brother, and I don't subscribe.

 

[Deadtosin]

"Can we all now believe God to do what God said God will do, if we do believe, I bet this Job will get done a little faster as one believer falls into another, like a domino effect you think?
Spreading the good news and quit being editors of it and by that corrupting it as has been being done ever since the fall, and today we look back at the cross, where it is finished by Christ for us to come to new life in Spirit and truth, via the resurrected Christ, you think?"-Homwardbound

Loved all that brother

 

[homwardbound]

Galatians 4:19 says, 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,

The imagery Paul uses here regarding a church which fallen away into Judaism and idolatry, a church in which he is fearful for (verse 11) and in wonder that he has labor in vain for, is interesting and making me rethink OSAS. Paul mentions that he has to go labor again for the sake of making them Christ like, Christ "formed" in them. He equates this as giving birth again, a rebirth. I always thought that that once you have been born again, you couldn't be unborn. Perhaps Paul doesn't agree with me here!? If they all were born once and could regress, then why would Paul be fearful for them, they are saved right? I'd be more fearful for those unsaved, the ones they are preaching to, that these Galatians would teach falsehood and make false converts..

I can't imagine myself ever going back to me old way of life, it is unthinkable. The Love of God has taken hold of me, I can never give it up, even if I tried. In this respect I feel my salvation is secure.

Also in Galatians 5:4 Paul says that they (the Galatians) have been estranged from Christ. In order to be "estranged" (NKJV) from Christ, you had to be at once in Christ. The NASB says they have been "severed" from Christ. The actual Greek word is Katargeo, which could mean "to render idle, inactive" or "to cease or cut off from." If they attempted to go back to law, they have fallen from grace. They must have had it at one time to fall from it. Does fallen from grace mean loss of Salvation? It doesn't say that.

I can see good arguments from both side being made regarding both of these passages. What is more important is that we agree that we all need to examine ourselves to make sure we are in the faith. The book of 1 John gives 4 test to KNOW if we are true children of God:
1) do you have the right theology of Christ. Jesus is the son of God and is God, God in the flesh.
2) do you obey His (Jesus') Commandments?
3) do you love your brother? are you willing to die for him?
4) does the Holy Spirit testify to your soul that you belong to God. do you feel the HS leading you?

If you pass these four tests, all of them, not just one or two or three, then I would have to say you are a Child of God, and secure in Him.

You know what Brother? I love the annihilation of the flesh as well shown in the Second Testament when Christ walked this earth before the cross came into effect, thank you. Even the disciples were very perplexed over this and finally asked how is it possible to enter heaven Jesus?
Matt 19, about that rich man who walked away sad, wanting to be perfect to enter Heaven and was not even though he obeyed all the laws from birth on, go figure, I know this annihilated me as well. and asked God as well to show me truth over this world's glossy errors in work, to be righteous or else attitudes of the self righteous as I once acted that way as well, and know I am not, whether I obey or not. For I know today if I get proud or boastful, I get a messenger of Satan to buffet me as Paul did;as all God's children do, and never by force, we as in being proud or boastful actually do this to ourselves, So I hold me accountable every time I think I know, i actually do not know. So what can we do about that, for we all do this do we not, being in unredeemed flesh right?
Maybe we can reads and apply Matt. 10:16-20 Maybe, free choice?
Thank you by the way for you

 

[homwardbound]

It does not matter how large you type that piece of quote... you must hear Christ he must know you and you must follow him in order to receive eternal life ...

Do you really think and judge Atwood is not?
Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

I trust god to do and show whyat each of us need to know as we all are a work in process are we not? Growing in god's grace or are we too busy working this out ourselves not seeing he who begins a good work in us will carry it on.
So do you believe God or self and man made works above God? Just asking

 

[Cassian]

The history of OSAS:

The doctrine of OSAS. or eternal security, or perseverance of the saints does have several different nuances and is clearly a developed doctrine. The beginning of OSAS is found it Augustinianism. Augustine was greatly influenced by his former faith, Manicheanism. He was also a student of Neo-Platonism. Manicheanism was a religion developed in the 2nd century whereby the founder, Mani, took parts of several of the religions of that day including Gnosticism and Christianity. Augustine in his debates with Pelagius developed a whole new theory to offset the teaching of Pelagius which has become known as the theory of Original Sin. He also incorporated the idea of Predestination into Christianity. Both of these theories remained mostly dormant. The RCC theoogians, Luis de Molina and Thomas Aquinas moderated the stark absolute fatalism of Augustine.

It was not incorporated into a system of theology until John Calvin, one of the early Reformers. He developed a very well organized and logical system of theology built upon the premise of Predestination. That God predestined man, certain men to salvation. Part of that theory was a number of tenets known as TULIP, the last being the perserverance of the saints. To Calvin it made perfect sense that if God decreed who would be saved then those persons could not change that status. It would be illogical and against God's Sovereignty that man could change the will of God.

Subsequent Reformed theologians have ever since been trying to ameliorate this stark view of fatalism into Scripture.
OSAS is part of that predestination theory. YOu have such modern theologians as Stanley saying this: "Even if a believer for all practical purposes becomes an unbeliever, his salvation is not in jeopardy… believers who lose or abandon their faith will retain their salvation."

This theology separates justification from sanctification. Each is independent of the other. Stanley also holds to the "Satisfaction Theory of Atonement" which holds that when one believes, God declares that person saved and all sins, past, present and future are automatically forgiven.

Calvinism as Calvin taught does at least connect the two, but Calvin also held to the Satisfaction theory of Atonement.
This is the arguement that many in this thread are advocating. They take and isolated text that seemingly says what they need it to say, make it an absolute statement which is very logical and understandable within both the Satisfaction theory and the doctrine of predestination.

However, Scripture does not teach either doctrine.

We began with Augustine, but did the early Church Fathers also hold to OSAS. If it was truly a scriptural teaching we should find ample evidence in the writings of the early Church Fathers. Alas, there is no record of OSAS in any Church Father, other than Augustine.

Here are some examples of the Fathers in the Early Church....

"On account of his hospitality and godliness, Lot was saved out of Sodom when all the country round was punished by means of fire and brimstone, the Lord thus making it manifest that He does not forsake those that hope in Him, but gives up such as depart from Him to punishment and torture. For Lot's wife, who went forth with him, being of a different mind from himself and not continuing in agreement with him [as to the command which had been given them], was made an example of, so as to be a pillar of salt unto this day. This was done that all might know that those who are of a double mind, and who distrust the power of God, bring down judgment on themselves and become a sign to all succeeding generations." (First Epistle Of Clement To The Corinthians, Chapter 11)

"Let us, then not only call Him Lord, for that will not save us. For He saith, 'Not everyone that saith to Me, Lord, Lord, shall be saved, but he that worketh righteousness.' Wherefore, brethren, let us confess Him by our works, by loving one another, by not committing adultery, or speaking evil of one another, or cherishing envy, but being continent, compassionate, and good. We ought also to sympathize with one another, and not be avaricious. By such works let us confess Him, and not by those that are of an opposite kind. And it is not fitting that we should fear men, but rather God. For this reason, if we should do such wicked things, the Lord hath said, 'Even though ye were gathered together to Me in My very bosom, yet if ye were not to keep My commandments, I would cast you off, and say unto you, 'Depart from Me; I know you not whence ye are, ye workers of iniquity.''" (2 Epistle of Clement, Chapter 4)

Polycarp (65 to 155 AD) is believed to have been instructed by the Apostles.
"I am greatly grieved for Valens, who was once a presbyter among you, because he so little understands the place that was given him (in the Church]. I exhort you, therefore, that ye abstain from covetousness, and that ye be chaste and truthful. 'Abstain from every form of evil.' For if a man cannot govern himself in such matters, how shall he enjoin them on others? If a man does not keep himself from covetousness, he shall be defiled by idolatry, and shall be judged as one of the heathen." (Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians, Chapter 11)

"And to as many as continue in their love towards God, does He grant communion with Him. But communion with God is life and light, and the enjoyment of all the benefits which He has in store. But on as many as, according to their own choice, depart from God. He inflicts that separation from Himself which they have chosen of their own accord. But separation from God is death, and separation from light is darkness; and separation from God consists in the loss of all the benefits which He has in store. Those, therefore, who cast away by apostasy these forementioned things, being in fact destitute of all good, do experience every kind of punishment.
God, however, does not punish them immediately of Himself, but that punishment falls upon them because they are destitute of all that is good. Now, good things are eternal and without end with God, and therefore the loss of these is also eternal and never-ending. It is in this matter just as occurs in the case of a flood of light: those who have blinded themselves, or have been blinded by others, are for ever deprived of the enjoyment of light. It is not, [however], that the light has inflicted upon them the penalty of blindness, but it is that the blindness itself has brought calamity upon them: and therefore the Lord declared, He that believeth in Me is not condemned, that is, is not separated from God, for he is united to God through faith.
On the other hand, He says, He that believeth not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God; that is, he separated himself from God of his own accord. For this is the condemnation, that light is come into this world, and men have loved darkness rather than light. For every one who doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that he has wrought them in God." (Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book V, XXVII, 2)

"For a man by himself working and toiling at freedom from passion achieves nothing. But if he plainly shows himself very desirous and earnest about this, he attains it by the addition of the power of God. For God conspires with willing souls. But if they abandon their eagerness, the spirit which is bestowed by God is also restrained. For to save the unwilling is the part of one exercising compulsion; but to save the willing, that of one showing grace."
(Clement of Alexandria, Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved? 21, in Ante-Nicene Fathers 2:597)

Scriptures that OSAS cannot refute, it is a necessity to change the Gospel to get around them. It is quote obvious by the advocates of OSAS in this thread have done some masterful work in trying to rewrite scripture to fit the OSAS theory. The following texts are irrefutable by OSAS, if one takes all of scripture as the context for attaining eternal life. These texts have been quoted already in this thread but rejected by OSASers because they deny both predestination and the Satisfaction theory of Atonement. There are many more in scripture, some 200+ verses that deal with man's faith, being faithful, losing faith, or having lost faith and condemned.

Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

How can you be saved without the light of God? Likewise, how can you lose the light of God, and yet be saved? Here Jesus is threatening to remove the 'candlestick' from the church unless they repented...and I don't think He makes idle threats.
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Heb 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Besides not being found in scripture here are some things that it denies....
The purpose of God creating man.
It denies the purpose of man's existence.
The way God planned to save mankind and to offer eternal life to all.
It denies a mutual, loving relationship with God by man.

Nothing I have stated here is new. It is an historical record of the Truth from the beginning, as well as the history of a false teaching that was instituted in a theological system only 500 years ago, and has been modified and still being developed. But man, being man, will continue to abide in false teachings which is another historical phenonomon.