I believe all OSAS arguments are wrong because there's too many verses that tell us that a person can lose their salvation. So, because I hold that opinion you tell me to "get over myself". That's a two-edged sword. You also believe that arguments against OSAS, and that prove you are wrong are faulty. So should I judge you and say "Get over yourself" like you have me, insinuating that I'm arrogant and proud?
No, I'll let you guys do the judging. I'll just stick to the truth of scripture.
I find that many OSAS persons resort to judging, demeaning and condescending comments, if someone dares to disagree with them. Many get just plain mad.
Tell me, how is it possible that you can't leave the Lord after acknowledging His Lordship over your life? Does God force you to stay saved? If your doctrine is right, then God becomes a dictator, not allowing any of His disciples to leave.
So you no longer have a free will, because everyone with a free will can freely choose to follow Him or leave Him. The true God is not a tyrant - if you wish to leave at any time, you may. Jesus said that Himself in John 6:67: "So Jesus said to the twelve, 'You do not want to go away also, do you'?" Jesus did not add, "Sorry, you can't leave, I won't let you. It doesn't matter if you want to leave or not - live however you want, eat, drink and be merry, sin all you want - I'm still not letting you go."
That's how ridiculous OSAS is. Every promise of God has a condition - that you continue in faith, as Paul said, and keep yourselves in the love of God, as Jude said, and abide in Him, as Jesus said. The only exception to that in the Bible is when God sovereignly chose who would be in the line of the Messiah, in Romans 9. No one can snatch us out of God's hand if we continue in faith, keep ourselves in the love of God, and abide in Him. but if you don't, you have the freedom to walk away.
You don't own eternal life. That belongs to Jesus. Get ready, here comes the condition, "whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 Once you or anyone stops believing in Him, and many have, the eternal life stays with Jesus. You can't take it with you, if you no longer believe.
"Take care, brethren (that means a disciple), that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God." Heb. 3:12
"God has given us eternal life, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life." 1 John 5:11-12 When anyone walks away from Jesus, they also walk away from eternal life.
"I want the younger widows to get married bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach; FOR SOME HAVE ALREADY TURNED ASIDE TO FOLLOW SATAN." 1 Timothy 5:14-15 What did they turn aside from? Jesus.
"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned." John 15:6 What does fire represent in the Bible?
"But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons." 1 Timothy 4:1. You don't fall away from the faith, if you never had the faith.
No, I am not into works based salvation. I was saved by grace through faith in Jesus as everyone is, without doing any works whatsoever. However, once we are born again, we are commanded to do what He says:
"Why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?" Luke 6:46
Jesus commanded us to pray, give to the poor, and fast, and to love one another.
He commanded us to visit the sick and those in prison.
He commanded us to invite the stranger in, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked.
He commanded us to preach the gospel.
Do you do any of these things because He commanded you to?
If you do, then you're just as much a work-based salvation person as I am.
If you don't then you are disobedient to Him
