.
IMO, these points reconcile the NT Scriptures for and against OSAS.
If you would like to see Scriptural proof for anything, please just ask.
• God’s simple invitation to believe the gospel (e.g. John 3:16) is
how He begins to rescue some fishes out of the sea of humanity.
Later, they find out what’s involved and what’s required of them.
They should learn their ticket to heaven is not a free pass to sin!
• Those who do believe were given a seed of faith by God,
which was absolutely necessary for them to be able to believe.
• God’s free gift of grace is … #1 that is possible for a human
being to be saved and spend eternity with God in heaven!
God’s free gift of grace through faith in Jesus and His gospel
is not guaranteed to last a lifetime, i.e. it can be thrown away,
walked away from, drawn back from, etc. … God’s grace is
not about giving His people a free pass to sin!
• The true believer is positionally sanctified (set apart) to be
worked on by God the Holy Spirit (progressively sanctified).
Throughout the Scriptures, it’s all about repentance for sin,
which leads to God’s forgiveness.
• Upon initial salvation, God completely forgives all past sins,
but this does not cover future sins (which must be dealt with).
What is more ridiculous than people repenting of their sins
one time! … and then not having to repent of any future sins?
Unbelievers go to hell because they are habitual sinners, but
some believers go to heaven while doing the same thing?
• Ultimately, man has free will to refuse to co-operate to be
fully sanctified. Simply stated, born-again believers have no
excuse for not overcoming their sins, especially since there
are dozens of warnings about being habitual sinners, and
the Holy Spirit has been trying to convince them to stop this!
Jesus repeatedly said the one who loves Him will obey Him.
Practicing righteousness makes one righteous in God’s eyes.
• God’s new covenant with man is much superior to His old
covenant since He has given the true born-again believer:
1 -- a new nature, wherein he no longer is a slave to sin
2 -- the precious Helper, the Holy Spirit, who dwells within
3 -- all of the God-breathed Scriptures in the Holy Bible
This trinity of blessings gives the NT believer a tremendous
advantage over the OT believer who only had God’s prophets.
• In all of God’s dealings with man, He has insisted on man’s
co-operation … this salvation thing is a process wherein
God the Holy Spirit leads, guides, and teaches the believer.
• All throughout the Bible, one of God’s major themes is:
sin results in eternal death. And it is obvious throughout
Scripture that disobedience is not tolerated by God.
Plus … the NT states that disobedience proves unbelief.
And we know that unbelief also results in eternal death.
Therefore, as you can see, there is no such thing as OSAS.
IMO, these points reconcile the NT Scriptures for and against OSAS.
If you would like to see Scriptural proof for anything, please just ask.
• God’s simple invitation to believe the gospel (e.g. John 3:16) is
how He begins to rescue some fishes out of the sea of humanity.
Later, they find out what’s involved and what’s required of them.
They should learn their ticket to heaven is not a free pass to sin!
• Those who do believe were given a seed of faith by God,
which was absolutely necessary for them to be able to believe.
• God’s free gift of grace is … #1 that is possible for a human
being to be saved and spend eternity with God in heaven!
God’s free gift of grace through faith in Jesus and His gospel
is not guaranteed to last a lifetime, i.e. it can be thrown away,
walked away from, drawn back from, etc. … God’s grace is
not about giving His people a free pass to sin!
• The true believer is positionally sanctified (set apart) to be
worked on by God the Holy Spirit (progressively sanctified).
Throughout the Scriptures, it’s all about repentance for sin,
which leads to God’s forgiveness.
• Upon initial salvation, God completely forgives all past sins,
but this does not cover future sins (which must be dealt with).
What is more ridiculous than people repenting of their sins
one time! … and then not having to repent of any future sins?
Unbelievers go to hell because they are habitual sinners, but
some believers go to heaven while doing the same thing?
• Ultimately, man has free will to refuse to co-operate to be
fully sanctified. Simply stated, born-again believers have no
excuse for not overcoming their sins, especially since there
are dozens of warnings about being habitual sinners, and
the Holy Spirit has been trying to convince them to stop this!
Jesus repeatedly said the one who loves Him will obey Him.
Practicing righteousness makes one righteous in God’s eyes.
• God’s new covenant with man is much superior to His old
covenant since He has given the true born-again believer:
1 -- a new nature, wherein he no longer is a slave to sin
2 -- the precious Helper, the Holy Spirit, who dwells within
3 -- all of the God-breathed Scriptures in the Holy Bible
This trinity of blessings gives the NT believer a tremendous
advantage over the OT believer who only had God’s prophets.
• In all of God’s dealings with man, He has insisted on man’s
co-operation … this salvation thing is a process wherein
God the Holy Spirit leads, guides, and teaches the believer.
• All throughout the Bible, one of God’s major themes is:
sin results in eternal death. And it is obvious throughout
Scripture that disobedience is not tolerated by God.
Plus … the NT states that disobedience proves unbelief.
And we know that unbelief also results in eternal death.
Therefore, as you can see, there is no such thing as OSAS.
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