100% sure

[JustaServant]

OSAS started from Calvinism. Although Calvinists disown it.
A person can show no fruit in his or her Christian life because of the ‘event’ of salvation when they got their lifeboat out of Hell and their ticket to Heaven. This ‘event’ is sealed and the Christian is “Once saved always saved”. What happens? I lose my fear of God. Why must I live a holy life? Why get upset over sin? The ‘event’ made me right. It creates a spiritual laziness. A presumption.
It creates a dilemma that must be explained. The Christian who “Falls away”.
In order to explain a “Christian” who falls into sin or has no spiritual fruit, they come up with another phrase: “never saved in the first place”. (NSITFP)
The ‘event’ really didn’t happen and must be replaced with a genuine ‘event’.
It is the ‘event’ that is at the heart of it all.
The foundation for many who accept OSAS is a fear of falling away. If salvation is a ‘one time “crisis” “event”’ that is in the past tense, and I believe I can never fall away because God said so (or putting words into God’s mouth) than I can never be convinced otherwise. To think otherwise is to doubt God.
Once I 'know 'I’m as ‘sure for Heaven as Jesus’, (actually heard a preacher say that once) I sit on my laurels and pretty much do nothing. Good works? Why? I’m heading for Heaven. It stifles any good done on this earth the end has already been decided.
IF HOWEVER, my entire foundation of salvation is incorrect, (a process, not a one-time event), than what the believer in OSAS is shaken. The whole house of cards comes crashing down.

 

[dronald]

Even St Paul wasn’t 100% sure.

[Philipians3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 **If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead

. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.]

To be fair though, I do believe that Paul came to the conclusion that he would indeed reach Salvation.

2 Tim 4:6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

 

[IGotQuestions]

OSAS started from Calvinism. Although Calvinists disown it.
A person can show no fruit in his or her Christian life because of the ‘event’ of salvation when they got their lifeboat out of Hell and their ticket to Heaven. This ‘event’ is sealed and the Christian is “Once saved always saved”. What happens? I lose my fear of God. Why must I live a holy life? Why get upset over sin? The ‘event’ made me right. It creates a spiritual laziness. A presumption.
It creates a dilemma that must be explained. The Christian who “Falls away”.
In order to explain a “Christian” who falls into sin or has no spiritual fruit, they come up with another phrase: “never saved in the first place”. (NSITFP)
The ‘event’ really didn’t happen and must be replaced with a genuine ‘event’.
It is the ‘event’ that is at the heart of it all.
The foundation for many who accept OSAS is a fear of falling away. If salvation is a ‘one time “crisis” “event”’ that is in the past tense, and I believe I can never fall away because God said so (or putting words into God’s mouth) than I can never be convinced otherwise. To think otherwise is to doubt God.
Once I 'know 'I’m as ‘sure for Heaven as Jesus’, (actually heard a preacher say that once) I sit on my laurels and pretty much do nothing. Good works? Why? I’m heading for Heaven. It stifles any good done on this earth the end has already been decided.
IF HOWEVER, my entire foundation of salvation is incorrect, (a process, not a one-time event), than what the believer in OSAS is shaken. The whole house of cards comes crashing down.

 

[Starwarsfan2]

I am saved by the gospel of Jesus Christ , Falling away is possible, but by God s grace the Holy Spirit helps me keep the faith .