And here I thought you held a different view than this. Not sure why I did but I am glad to see we are in agreement. I always like to say that good works are a symptom of a transformed life.
1 Corinthians 8:10-11 (KJV) [SUP]10 [/SUP]For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; [SUP]11 [/SUP]And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
This means just what it says. Offended christians can backslide, losing everything.
Luke 21:33-36 (KJV) [SUP]33 [/SUP]Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. [SUP]34 [/SUP]And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. [SUP]35 [/SUP]For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. [SUP]36 [/SUP]Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
"Standing before the Son of man" is the Judgement seat of Christ, for which the righteous will be judged. All the wicked, including christians that left their first love, will stand before the Great White Throne judgement.
We both believe in eternal security, just not the same one.