The scriptures are extremely clear that a person can return to their vomit and draw away unto perdition after already having partaken of the tree of life in jesus christ. The concept generally described as once saved, always saved, is the notion that, once one accepts jesus christ as savior, salvation is assured. If you are a calvinist you might not like the truth this book reveals, not with the authors opinion, but with bible verses that reveal gods word that proves the doctrine of perseverance of the saints as a means to salvation, rather than a one time, once in a persons life declaring a belief in jesus christ. And the bible, in some verses, seems to say yes, and in other verses seems to say no. It seems to me that between those two extremes we find the truth. We all know people who believe the doctrine of once saved, always saved. The only difference between the two definitions is that the first talks about eternal life while the second talks about salvation. The purpose of this booklet is to amplify and expand on that exhortation, bringing faith. He asks whether something more than being born again is required so that our inheritance is not lost. Once a person has accepted christ as savior, they may wonder if it is possible to lose that salvation. In fact i found a scripture that suggested that it bisb possible to lose salvation. One of the most comprehensive books concerning your security in your salvation in christ ever written. One such view is called once saved, always saved, also known as the doctrine of eternal security or the perseverance of the saints.
Birth is sudden, once and for all, but development is the work of an entire lifetime. The majority of evangelical view is that once someone has. The sun sank into the west, and the last light of the sinking sun spread across the world as i walked back home after a meeting, thinking of what the pastor had said. Salvation is the gift of god, and gods gifts are irrevocable romans 11. He is the author of numerous books, and has never been afraid to speak out for biblical truth even when his teaching has gone against the tide of popular opinion. Bible verses that disprove the teaching of once saved, always saved the bible warns against serious sins that will keep a person from entering gods kingdom. The bible doesnt tell say that once were saved, we turn from all responsibility of continuing to hold onto gods hand. The fruit of the once saved always saved eternal salvation doctrine. But it is a false doctrine because it clearly contradicts scriptures in nearly every book of the bible. To be clear, salvation is more than saying a prayer or making a decision for christ.
The doctrine of once saved always saved is promoted by many denominations, preachers, and many in the church world today as a sound bible doctrine that is firmly grounded in the word of god. Is there any biblical basis for the statement once saved. First published in england in 1983, once saved, always saved presents a practical biblical and theological argument for the eternal security doctrine. World video bible school has been privileged to serve christians since 1986 by making teaching materials for the churchs use worldwide. If any names can be erased from the book of life then the doctrine of once saved always saved cannot be true. Once saved, always saved a study in perseverance and.
The answer will have profound effects on the way we live and disciple others. Q if one has professed of being born again but in time has gone back to the ways of the world ones sinful deeds, continues on in such behavior even when one knows that it is wrong, never asks forgiveness and then passes away before repenting. Eternal security is the belief that once a person has eternal life, they have it forever, no matter what. Coming from a background that taught eternal security to the degree that once you are saved, you are always saved, i am very well versed in all the scripture that supports this view. In this article, we are not talking about christians who sin and repent and keep on walking with god. Exposing the false doctrine of once saved always saved. A person who has gained salvation by faith in jesus christ can lose that faith and the salvation that comes with it. What does the bible say about once saved, always saved.
Many people today find this doctrine to be of great comfort, because it. The bible on once saved, always saved by betty miller. For those who are really into learning and reading the bible, this book is for you. Once saved, always saved is a tempting doctrine because it is comforting. Listen to a discussion about eternal security and youll eventually hear this question. The truth of once saved, always saved will motivate believers to serve godnot out of a fear of losing their salvation, but out of gratitude that they are kept by gods power to serve others and can never be lost. It is a belief that, i believe, can cause deadly spiritual atrophy. No once saved always saved martin luther did not preach. Most, if not all, of what the bible says happens to us when we receive christ would be invalidated if salvation could be lost. Once you are saved, are you always saved, or do you need to be saved every day. While many christians debate this issue, the biblical evidence supports the view that a believer cannot lose his or her salvation. Perseverance of the saints is a christian teaching that asserts that once a person is truly born.
Once saved always saved is the position that when a person becomes a christian he can never lose his salvation. Joe mckeever joe mckeever has been a disciple of jesus christ more than 65 years, been preaching the gospel more than 55 years, and has been writing and cartooning for christian publications more than 45 years. Missionary spencer smith deals with a famous passage of scripture that many use to teach that if a christian sins, then they will lose their salvation. Grace is not license to sin after you get saved and claim that you were never saved in the first place. Charles stanleys once saved, always saved teaching. This is often called eternal security, the opposite to which is sometimes called conditional security. Hello dear brothers and sisters in christ, my question is.
Once saved, always saved is not a book for the complacent, why is it then that so many christians today struggle with the issue of assurance. Once saved, then we are always saved, for the bible says, that if you shall confess with your mouth the lord jesus, and shall believe in your heart that god has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. Can a person who comes to faith in jesus christ lose his or her salvation. Yes, when people come to know christ as their savior, they are brought into a relationship with god that guarantees their salvation as eternally secure. They attempt to prove that with the text from the book of philippians where the.
For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Kendall encourages the christian struggling with legalism, bondage and fear and points us towards gods glorious promises. This idea is true only if it is understood as having two major conditions attached. Indeed, no one can snatch them out of jesus hand, but they can put themselves outside of jesus hand. However, the holy bible does not only reject this doctrine in remote circumstances, but in a. Once saved always saved use the five solos to back up their doctrine sola fide sola gratia sola christus sola scriptura solis deo gloria. Many believe it is possible to lose ones salvation, while others believe it is not. Once saved, always saved the biblical evidence the bible teaches once saved, always saved that we can be saved once and for all only through a repentant, saving faith in jesus christ. The following information relates to the belief that once saved, a christian cannot lose his salvation. If the doctrine of once saved always saved was true, then there would be no distinction made here between those who overcome and those who do not overcome. Once saved, always saved is the belief that once a person has salvation, they have it forever, no matter what. If two basketball teams playing a game are both declared winners at the end irregardless of the score then it doesnt matter if one team was good and the other bad. Jesus will never let go of us, but we can let go of him if we choose.
Not everyone who says to me, lord, lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my father in heaven. Once saved always saved, is a socalled fact, and you found this video that has 39 plus pieces of evidence to prove that osas is from the pulpits of hell. Most people think that eternal security and once saved, always saved are the same thing. Even at funerals, they assure families that their loved ones are in heaven based on an event in the past, rather than gods grace or christs work. And if you fall and reject god then you were not saved to begin with so once saved always saved is still true really there is no debating the issue. It defines the once saved, always saved doctrine, explains the meaning of being saved, and clarifies why being saved is such a tremendous happening. The phrase once saved always saved is a common way christians refer to the biblical teaching of eternal security. This book helps us to deicde whether once saved, always saved is real assurance or a misleading assumption. Eternal security, apostasy, perseverance, falling from grace. The church i grew up in always taught me that once saved always saved and the church i now attend they teach not always savedonce saved, you have to be saved every day. The bible says that maintaining faith requires great effort, a hard fight. There would be no mention of erasing any names from the book of life.
The danger of the teaching oncesavedalwayssaved is that it takes away free will. Once saved always saved is the equivalent of saying there is no morality, all things are permitted. Jews slave or free the gospel to jew and gentile baptised into christ god is one baptism baptism of the holy spirit baptism, practice of holy spirit, activities of the holy spirit in the. We would all like to think that, even if we or our loved ones fall into sin, they will still receive eternal life. Are you saying that since were secure as christians, we can do. There are also many noncalvinists who maintain that a person who is saved can never lose his or her salvation.
This book helps us decide whether once saved, always saved is real assurance or a misleading assumption. The bible commands us to make our calling and election sure. The first is that those who accept christs blood for the remission of sins remain faithful in their commitment to him. There are literally hundreds of scriptures which demolish the position of those who claim that it is impossible, once one has come to know jesus christ, to lose ones salvation. Once saved, always saved, or no christian will miss the rapture, and there are no christians in hell. But were always free to choose to love the lord or walk away. Because if the outcome is always the same then the input doesnt matter. But it takes a lot of prayer, bible reading, churchgoing, and christian service to make a mature christian. The apostle who wrote the book of hebrews called it a word of exhortation. Books and sermons dealing with salvation amazing facts. The once saved, always saved crowd takes comfort in a mere decision for jesus, for god and jesus christ have put forth the same effort for the lost in hell. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. David pawson teaching trust 2019 the majority evangelical view is that once someone has accepted christ as saviour, they are guaranteed.
To see this, let us begin with a basic definition of each. If you had one two or three pieces of evidence to attempt prove something like the lie that. The debate on this teaching has been raging within christian circles for centuries. Our goal is the same as it has always been, to serve god and his people by doing his will to the best of our ability. This is the idea that once a person becomes a child of god, there is no sin that they can commit to lose their salvation. The roots of this teaching go back to a giant of the protestant reformation, john calvin. The concept that once youre saved you cannot be lost is very unbiblical. No, it does not teach the doctrine of once saved, always saved.