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Eternal security is a fact of the Bible; when God saves an individual, He keeps them saved.

Ephesians 1:13-14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

If you have to do anything to remain saved, then that is blatant works salvation. By denying eternal security, you are basically saying that you are taking part in your own redemption. Christ apparently did not pay the full price for your sin, because if you could forfeit your salvation because of sin (willful or not, there's no distinction because it's still sin), then that sin that made you "lose your salvation" was apparently one Christ just couldn't forgive at the cross.

Romans 4:2-5
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. (In other words, if you do so much as one work to maintain your salvation, then God owes you salvation; it's no longer by grace. Denying eternal security is denying God's grace.)
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Furthermore, nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Denying eternal security is admitting that Christ's love for you is based on your works and your performance. I'm sorry, but that's not at all loving; it's legalism.

Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Another point is that we are complete in Christ at salvation. We cannot add to our position, nor do anything to take away from that completeness.

Colossians 2:10
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Furthermore, denying OSAS denies the hope and peace you are supposed to have as a Christian. If you are constantly at risk of losing your salvation, that's not exactly "hopeful" or "peaceful."

Colossians 1:5
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

And if you just read throughout all of Paul's epistles, you'll see we're admonished to always have peace, joy, and hope. How is this possible if you have the potential for losing your salvation? If I believed that way, I'd be a nervous wreck, waking up in fear every day!

Denying eternal security is not logical. Consider this scenario; let's say a person has committed a million sins by the time they're 80, and then they get saved in their old age after that millionth sin. But then, they "sin willfully" some time after repenting and believing the gospel, so they therefore lose their salvation. Do you mean to tell me that God will save a person after a lifetime of committing a million sins...but then revoke their salvation after just ONE (or perhaps a few, depending on how lenient you are)? I'm sorry, but that seems a bit ridiculous to me. Either God has forgiven ALL of your sins, or He has forgiven NONE of them. Pick one.

I will be disabling comments for this one because, frankly, this is not something I'm debating. I won't tolerate the teaching of works-salvation here. I've heard several attempts at justifying the denial of eternal security over my lifetime, and they all taught works-salvation.

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Eternal security is a fact of the Bible; when God saves an individual, He keeps them saved.

Ephesians 1:13-14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

If you have to do anything to remain saved, then that is blatant works salvation. By denying eternal security, you are basically saying that you are taking part in your own redemption. Christ apparently did not pay the full price for your sin, because if you could forfeit your salvation because of sin (willful or not, there's no distinction because it's still sin), then that sin that made you "lose your salvation" was apparently one Christ just couldn't forgive at the cross.

Romans 4:2-5
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. (In other words, if you do so much as one work to maintain your salvation, then God owes you salvation; it's no longer by grace. Denying eternal security is denying God's grace.)
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Furthermore, nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Denying eternal security is admitting that Christ's love for you is based on your works and your performance. I'm sorry, but that's not at all loving; it's legalism.

Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Another point is that we are complete in Christ at salvation. We cannot add to our position, nor do anything to take away from that completeness.

Colossians 2:10
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Furthermore, denying OSAS denies the hope and peace you are supposed to have as a Christian. If you are constantly at risk of losing your salvation, that's not exactly "hopeful" or "peaceful."

Colossians 1:5
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

And if you just read throughout all of Paul's epistles, you'll see we're admonished to always have peace, joy, and hope. How is this possible if you have the potential for losing your salvation? If I believed that way, I'd be a nervous wreck, waking up in fear every day!

Denying eternal security is not logical. Consider this scenario; let's say a person has committed a million sins by the time they're 80, and then they get saved in their old age after that millionth sin. But then, they "sin willfully" some time after repenting and believing the gospel, so they therefore lose their salvation. Do you mean to tell me that God will save a person after a lifetime of committing a million sins...but then revoke their salvation after just ONE (or perhaps a few, depending on how lenient you are)? I'm sorry, but that seems a bit ridiculous to me. Either God has forgiven ALL of your sins, or He has forgiven NONE of them. Pick one.

I will be disabling comments for this one because, frankly, this is not something I'm debating. I won't tolerate the teaching of works-salvation here. I've heard several attempts at justifying the denial of eternal security over my lifetime, and they all taught works-salvation.

Salvation: