Once Saved Always Saved

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

The problem is that many WILL use that teaching for justification of willful sin. I have known some people with the osas teaching who were very godly people. They seen it like you, but the teaching is bad across the board because it sends mixed signals. Paul mentions people who have backslidden and in order for someone to have backslid they must have been in a right walk.

Osas is kind o f like predestination, there are scriptural references to base them from but they will not ballance out with all the scripture. I believe it is a dangerous teaching which will cause many to fall.

IF once saved always saved just meant that we could be secure in our salvation... I believe that we can. But... it has been added on to mean that once you are saved there is NOTHING you can do to take you out of God's hands, or out of heaven. That's why a man can die drunk, and the preacher will put him in heaven, because he once gave his life to the Lord. You cannot find that concept ANYWHERE in scripture.

So... yes, OSAS is a unbiblical doctrine, because it may lead people to believe they can live as they please, but as long as they once said the sinner's prayer, they are going to heaven. That is a sad thing to believe.

It is also likely that most OSAS adherents don't live or believe like that, except of course, when a loved one dies who once said the sinner's prayer, sadly.