OSAS believers and [edited] God's will?

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It seems certain groups of Protestants (especially OSAS), seem to think everything they do after they’re “saved” is God’s will… Basically that if God didn’t will it they wouldn’t have done it or it wouldn’t have happened.

I like to view it more like a navigational GPS (Tom Tom)… God has a will and a plan for our lives… we have free will that allows us to make decisions that aren’t always in line with God’s will… therefore God is in a sense always recalculating (although already knowing) his will with the same final goal… since our will sometimes takes us off of God’s intended path he is always using his graces to bring us back onto his path (like a Tom Tom having to recalculate your path if you take a wrong turn).

This being said I do agree that some things happen for a reason, but I don’t always think that it was “God’s plan” for us to do all that we do in our lives.

Any ideas on this?

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I will allow discussion of the OSAS belief system and God’s will but please do not make any value judgments about those who hold to the OSAS belief position. Thank you all in advance.
 
I’ve seen literally hundreds of “OSAS” threads, but I’ve haven’t been able to find a definition anywhere. Could someone give a definition?
 
I guess I shouldn’t have limited those people to Protestant only groups, as I’m sure there are Catholics who do the same thing… the point I was making is that it just seemed more prevalent among others.

Wouldn’t this idea of God willing everything to happen take away from our gift (or burden) of free will?

SD
 
Sideline said:
A definition of “OSAS”. Not everyone speaks in Catholic acronyms.
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It’s hard to believe after almost 900 posts you haven’t heard it explained at sometime, but it’s “Once Saved Always Saved”… the belief that once you accept Jesus as your personal Lord and savior (saved) you can never lose your salvation, no matter what you do or don’t do (give or take a few details, but that is the substance of it)… eternal assurance of your salvation once you believe in Christ… OSAS is not a Catholic belief.

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SD_Catholic said:
It’s hard to believe after almost 900 posts you haven’t heard it explained at sometime, but it’s “Once Saved Always Saved”… the belief that once you accept Jesus as your personal Lord and savior (saved) you can never lose your salvation, no matter what you do or don’t do (give or take a few details, but that is the substance of it)… eternal assurance of your salvation once you believe in Christ… OSAS is not a Catholic belief.

SD
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It’s not that surprising really. Most people who start threads on the topic assume everyone knows what it means. Usually, I don’t join conversations unless I know what they are about. I guess it took me 900 posts to get curious enough to ask.

I really feel like I should add something useful to the conversation, but being neither Protestant or Catholic, I think my comment would be fairly unproductive.

Personally, I’m a fan of personal responsibility. As a belief system, it seems like the ultimate in abdicating responsibility. So… I’m against it.

Sorry I don’t have anything better to add. At least my comment will bump this thread up, that’s something I guess.
 
Sideline said:
It’s not that surprising really. Most people who start threads on the topic assume everyone knows what it means. Usually, I don’t join conversations unless I know what they are about. I guess it took me 900 posts to get curious enough to ask.

I really feel like I should add something useful to the conversation, but being neither Protestant or Catholic, I think my comment would be fairly unproductive.

Personally, I’m a fan of personal responsibility. As a belief system, it seems like the ultimate in abdicating responsibility. So… I’m against it.

Sorry I don’t have anything better to add. At least my comment will bump this thread up, that’s something I guess.
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OK I understand… my curiosity doesn’t allow me to go that long;)

SD
 
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