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Most Christians who reject OSAS will say they reject it because the Bible does not support it.
So even though the Gospel is that of being "Saved by grace through faith" it is a gospel where the saints still have free will to choose. And while it is true that one is not lost each time they sin 1 John 2:1 yet the Bible texts about someone losing salvation are very clear.
IS that idea of the Bible not supporting OSAS something you also believe? Is that sufficient reason to reject OSAS?
Matthew 18 -- the chapter ends with "forgiveness revoked" teaching of Christ. Notice in that chapter "I forgave you ALL that debt" but then what happens? Notice how Christ "applies" the lesson "SO SHALL My Father do to each of you IF..."
Ezek 18 - Forgiveness revoked clearly taught in scripture.
Romans 11 - salvation revoked "you stand only by your faith .. you should FEAR for if God did not spare them he may not spare you either... to you God's goodness IF you continue.. otherwise you will be cut off"
1 Cor 9 "I buffet my body and make it my slave LEST after preaching the Gospel to others I myself should be disqualified" Indeed disqualified from it in that case
Matt 13 - seed on ground that "comes to LIFE" and springs up .. but then dies
John 15 "branches IN ME" that are "cut off" and tossed into the fire
Gal 5 "severed from Christ... fallen from grace".. you can't be severed from something you never were joined to.
(In my opinion OSAS is not at all reasonable unless one is first inclined to accept at least some key features of Calvinism. I don't understand how any non-Calvinist gets to the point of believing in OSAS, and since I too am not one who holds to 4 or 5 point Calvinism.. I don't have a basis for OSAS either)
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Our Catholic friends sometimes get criticism that they do not follow "sola scriptura testing" but here is a case were a popular non-Catholic teaching does not appear to pass the "Sola Scriptura" test.
I find that interesting. How about you?
So even though the Gospel is that of being "Saved by grace through faith" it is a gospel where the saints still have free will to choose. And while it is true that one is not lost each time they sin 1 John 2:1 yet the Bible texts about someone losing salvation are very clear.
IS that idea of the Bible not supporting OSAS something you also believe? Is that sufficient reason to reject OSAS?
Matthew 18 -- the chapter ends with "forgiveness revoked" teaching of Christ. Notice in that chapter "I forgave you ALL that debt" but then what happens? Notice how Christ "applies" the lesson "SO SHALL My Father do to each of you IF..."
Ezek 18 - Forgiveness revoked clearly taught in scripture.
Romans 11 - salvation revoked "you stand only by your faith .. you should FEAR for if God did not spare them he may not spare you either... to you God's goodness IF you continue.. otherwise you will be cut off"
1 Cor 9 "I buffet my body and make it my slave LEST after preaching the Gospel to others I myself should be disqualified" Indeed disqualified from it in that case
Matt 13 - seed on ground that "comes to LIFE" and springs up .. but then dies
John 15 "branches IN ME" that are "cut off" and tossed into the fire
Gal 5 "severed from Christ... fallen from grace".. you can't be severed from something you never were joined to.
(In my opinion OSAS is not at all reasonable unless one is first inclined to accept at least some key features of Calvinism. I don't understand how any non-Calvinist gets to the point of believing in OSAS, and since I too am not one who holds to 4 or 5 point Calvinism.. I don't have a basis for OSAS either)
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Our Catholic friends sometimes get criticism that they do not follow "sola scriptura testing" but here is a case were a popular non-Catholic teaching does not appear to pass the "Sola Scriptura" test.
I find that interesting. How about you?
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