What does the bible say about once saved always saved?

Question

I believe in once saved always saved. I was just wondering if you could what would you have to do to lose it? Is it easy to lose your salvation or is it hard to lose it and you cant? Please help!!

Answer 1

According to scriptures you cannot lose your salvation.
Jude 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,>>>>God keeps us from falling

1 Peter 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.>>>>God does the keeping and who is more powerful than God?

Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.>>>>We are sealed
Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.>>>>We are perfected for ever

John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.>>>>Hath is present tense...everlasting means "time without end".

How could God offer everlasting life if it could be lost or taken away? It would not be everlasting then, would it?

John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.>>>>NEVER PERISH...Jesus doesn't lie.

John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.>>>>Jesus will lose nothing the Father has given Him!

Answer 2

It is not easy to lose your salvation. It is a great gift of God. The Holy Spirit has made a deposit on your future and it is up to you to build on it or maintain it. Paul said to run the race to win. We haven't won it already, even if we've turned our lives over to God. We are to hold out until the end. There is nothing in the Bible about once saved, always saved. It is the dogma (not doctrine) of some Protestant churches. As I said, it is not easy, but it is possible to lose your salvation. I have seen once strong believers turn their backs on God and say they no longer believe. Non-belief is the unforgivable sin.

Answer 3

Have you ever heard of eternal security? That's what I know to be true. Right now I'm trying to get to know more about God the father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. So basically I don't know the verse to verify what I believe and that's too bad because I'd like to help. However, I know that somewhere in the Bible it says something about how nobody can remove you from the hands of God. So that makes me think even I can't remove myself from the hands of God. I mean there's NO WAY I could do something that God said even angels couldn't do. Also John 3:17 says "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." That's pretty clear. Here is the thing. We don't understand the love God has for us. We sometimes think we do, but we don't. God doesn't change. He says what he means and means what he says. So if Jesus came to save us and not to condemn us then why would he do that and then why would your next sin, no matter how big or small you think it is, take all that away? It would be like saying when Jesus was crucified it was for just the sins of that second. Now does that make any sense? No of course it doesn't because when you believe that Jesus Christ died on that cross for your sin you know it was finished. Three days later Christ was alive and He still lives. Notice I wrote that He died for your sin? That's because God wasn't picking certain sins for you to be forgiven for, but all sin (past, present, and future). It's good to be so loved. Some people take this and they stop trying to do better because they are forgiven. That won't hurt your salvation, but it sure will make life on this earth much harder. See sin keeps us from doing God's will. God's will is like the perfect daily planner. He want's the very best for us. He wants us to grow and be happy and mostly he wants us to love... Him and everybody... even the people you don't really think you can like. So if we sin we just postpone something God wants for us and sometimes we have to learn many lessons before we can get back on track. God's will is always the best way. God Bless YOU

Answer 4

It is clearly and definitely a false doctrine.

The apostle Paul wrote, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. [translated elsewhere as 'rejected' and 'reprobate.']" (1 Corinthians 9:27). He didn't think he couldn't be lost.

According to Peter, it not only could happen, but it did happen, and it would have been better for people never to have been saved in the first place:
2 Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

We are saved by being faithful and obedient (Matthew 7:21; Hebrews 5:9). We are lost be being unfaithful and disobedient. People can pass between those states as they choose (Ezekiel 18).

It isn't a difficult concept, but people sure try to make it difficult.

Answer 5

Once Saved, Always Saved The Dangerous Doctrine of Eternal Security!

This is a very important doctrine to understand, as many have demonstrated inexcusable behavior with the belief that once they were saved they can no longer be lost.

Nowhere in the Bible is entrance into God's kingdom tied to a momentary - or even temporary - faith experience of the past. Salvation is a dynamic, growing relationship with the only One who has eternal life to bestow. It requires continuing contact in order to receive it. The very life of God can be shared with men but NEVER APART FROM A LIVING UNION WITH CHRIST! "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:12

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Answer 6

The phrase "once saved always saved" is not found in the Bible, but the teaching I believe is. The Bible teaches that nothing can separate us from the love of God. I believe this means that once a person has accepted Christ into their life they are forever claimed as Christ's child and nothing can pull us out of His hand. Nothing.

Answer 7

Dear steeeler dude, the Bible says that once your saved, once your secure in your salvation that know one can snatch you from the fathers hand. In other words, for you to Lose your salvation, everyhting that jesus completed on the cross would have to be reversed. Thats never gona happen. But, if your doubting your salvation, make your calling and election sure. pray that God would show you the true condition of your heart. Then, most importantly trust him that he will not let you down.

Answer 8

Some Bible verses seem to teach "once saved, always saved" -- but there are other Bible verses that are very much in tension with that idea.

See Philippians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 2:6; Romans 11:22.

Romans 11:22 is particularly telling. It tells us that God's graciousness is ours "only so long as you continue in his grace; otherwise, you too shall be pruned away."

Paul wrote this to people who were already "saved" -- and he clearly warned them that if they don't "continue in his grace," they could be just as easily "unsaved" ("pruned away," in Paul's words).

These verses are clear that we are perfectly capable of forfeiting our salvation, either by serious unrepented sin or by a turning-away from our faith.

Paul is clear that we must CONTINUE in God's grace in order to be saved -- a one-time act of accepting Christ as our Savior, while certainly a necessary prerequisite, is not sufficient by itself.

Answer 9

You can loose your salvation. The bible talks about a pig returning to its wallow or a dog returning to its vomit. There is no such thing as once saved always saved. Its like this: salvation is repenting (turning away) from your sin and giving your life to christ. Right? Backslidding is completely the opposite. 2nd Peter 2: 18-22: "18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped[d] from those who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. 20 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,”[e] and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”

Answer 10

The question is how do you know that "once saved" was actually saved.. ???


Here is an anlogy:

You are driving your cars, and avoid one big accident... and you thought you were saved, but the road is long.... you don't know if you are saved until you get to the destination. Leave everything to God, do not have to worry about that now. If you don't repent, that so called once saved is not real!