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I JOHN 3:8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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The False Doctrine of “Once Saved Always Saved”
Called Eternal Security!
OSAS!
Once Saved Always Saved!
There is not one scriptural verse in the entire Authorized King James Version of the Bible that supports this False Doctrine.
First, I think it is very important for you to know the view of the people who teach the false doctrine of “Eternal Security”. This doctrine is better known as “once saved always saved.”
This is a serious offence and misconception. This doctrine is almost always believed by lazy, apathetic, lethargic, people. These people usually do not know what is written in the Bible; much less do they live a true and holy life unto the Lord.
Remember- “by their fruit you shall know them.” A real, true believer will not take tradition over Scripture. I personally have had an open challenge request presented to all who OSAS believers concerning this very subject, for well over fifteen years. Of course, I do not blame any of the so called ministers, for not taking me up on the challenge. After all, if you’re not secure in what you believe, why take the chance of being exposed as a liar!
The Once Saved Always Saved false teaching, and many false teachings likened unto it, play on the emotions of people. They believe this doctrine to such an extent that if someone goes to the altar and repents of his or her sins, and receives Jesus as their personal Savior that it is not necessary since you can simply raise your hand and make a confession to a brother that you have just been saved.
Now listen closely. How many people who have been saved actually live Holy lives? How many actually act like true Bible Christians? The truth is many of these people who are so called OSAS believers, return to their sins. They believe that if a man commits adultery on his wife and dies in that sin he will go to heaven after all OSAS. There will be a preacher standing before his dead body actually telling you the date that man was saved and when he joined the Church. They will tell you that the drunk who was OSAS will enter into the kingdom of heaven. They will tell you that the fornicator who was once saved will go to heaven because he was OSAS. Including the homosexuals of today, they are even saved if they ask Jesus to come into their lives at one of these altars or churches.
Now the Bible says this:
GALATIANS 5:19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
GALATIANS 5:20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
GALATIANS 5:21
Envying, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
I have actually faced a few Missionary Baptist Preachers here in Macon County, Tennessee. Do you know what they said to me? They said if a man commits adultery against his wife or a wife against her husband then he or she wasn’t actually saved! I said, “What! What kind of double talk is that? Either they where saved or they were not!” Let’s look at some more Scriptures.
MATTHEW 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
How many professing Christians actually do the will of the Father? What kind of lives do they live? Is it a clean life? A Holy Life? If not, then guess what? No matter how much mental ascent of God’s existence one puts into their mind, it still will not change the truth.
Who are the only people who call Jesus Lord? The saved folks! Jesus is telling us that if a man does not DO the will of the Father will not enter into heaven!
JOHN 8:31
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;
JOHN 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Continue in his word means to remain or abide. His word must be in your heart. You must learn about Jesus by follow His teachings. Become a student of the scriptures. This is not only left up to the Pastors. You must know your GOD for yourself.
If you can do that then you will be His disciple. You will know the truth and you will be free!
You would not believe how many families fight, and fuss. The home is just not a place of peace or contentment like it should be. People are not free like they should be! The main reason why the people are not free is because your preacher is not free! The people do not have a living example nor do they have Holy Ghost power to live and do what the Bible says. The devil is destroying their homes because of the lack of knowledge in men!
I CORINTHIANS 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
I CORINTHIANS 3:17
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
Who did the Bible say is the temple of God? Why it is you. How do people destroy the temple of God, By living in sin, Adultery, fornication, drug abuse, drunkenness, smoking, homosexuality, etc…
This is a promise! God will destroy anyone who does not take care of their body’s; unbelievers are not the temple of God! Only believers.
I CORINTHIANS 9:27
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.
Paul was not living an ungodly life style. How many people do you know who lay claim to being saved, but are actually living in sin every single day?
LUKE 9:61
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
LUKE 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Today you can actually forget about this passage! Why? Because you cannot find anyone forsaking all to follow him! These lying Churches teach people about family, natural family. None of them actually teach denying yourself and following Jesus. Can you image telling one of these preachers who claim to have been called to preach, that they will have to forsake all in order to follow Jesus.
I CORINTHIANS 10:1
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
I CORINTHIANS 10:2
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
I CORINTHIANS 10:3
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
I CORINTHIANS 10:4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
I CORINTHIANS 10:5
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
I CORINTHIANS 10:6
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
I CORINTHIANS 10:7
Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
I CORINTHIANS 10:8
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
The standard of holiness is just about gone out of the window today. Pastors Deacons and ministers allow and permit fornication to go on in their Churches. They allow boyfriends and girlfriends, who are not married but living together, to attend Church without any correction at all. It is just sad when you look at the spiritual decline of these churches.
I CORINTHIANS 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
I CORINTHIANS 10:10
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
I CORINTHIANS 10:11
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
I CORINTHIANS 10:12
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
If it were not possible to fall, then why does the Apostle Paul tell us to take heed? Ask this question to any preacher who believes OSAS….
GALATIANS 5:3
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
GALATIANS 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Fallen from grace? They tell us that OSAS!
I TIMOTHY 4:1
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
HOW CAN YOU DEPART FROM THE FAITH IF YOU WERE NOT SAVED? ONLY PEOPLE WHO WERE ONCE SAVED CAN DEPART FROM THE FAITH!
Let’s go to the Book of Ezekiel and see how the prophets viewed this subject.
EZEKIEL 3:19
Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
That word wicked is defined in the Strong’s as
HEBREW LEXICON -- STRONG'S NUMBER 7563
Hebrew word.
7563 rasha' {raw-shaw'} ['v'r from 7561; TWOT -- 2222b; adj
1) wicked, criminal
1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
1b) wicked (hostile to God)
1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Very little warning is going on today. This is why our nation is suffering from spiritual decline. Here in Macon County the spirits of Adultery and Gossip are running ramp-ed.
This county should be the holiest county in the state of Tennessee! There is a Church on almost every corner. Yet this county has the greatest Cancer rate and sickest people I have ever seen! Amazing!
Preachers are afraid to warn people because they might lose a congregational member.
It’s one thing to warn a wicked man, but look at the next verse. A righteous man is one who is considered to be SAVED. Let’s read.
EZEKIEL 3:20
Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
If a man turns from serving God and goes back to living a life of sin! He will die in that sin and God will not remember anything he has done for Him. This OSAS false doctrine is sad because it does nothing but give the people a false since of security in their minds.
The scripture does not imply anywhere that a man or a woman cannot lose their salvation.
In the following scripture, if a Saved man or woman does not give warning to those who are sinning, they will also have the blood of the sinner, who they knew about on their hands and they will have to answer for it in the day of judgment!
EZEKIEL 3:21
Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
If you can get people to have enough love in their hearts to give warning then the righteous get “saved” and turn from their sin. You will give them a chance to live and not die in their sins. They will go to a living and burning hell if they do not stop sinning! If you warn you deliver your own soul from judgment.
There is a reason why people who claim to be OSAS have such a fall out church rate. They have been given a false since of security concerning their salvation.
OSAS Highlights:
Satan plants these OSAS thoughts into the minds of men and this is the main reason why they see no advantage to going to church. These thoughts come into their minds: “Why go to OSAS Church when it does not matter what I do, I will go to heaven no matter what.” Satan loves this false teaching!
- The next reason not to go to church is because there have been so many brothers, sisters, preachers, and deacons committing sexual sins of adultery or fornication. Why should they listen to such hypocrites!
- This is why men are so sorry today. Because they will not live anything Godly. They sit back and complain about everyone else sinning but yet they are not keeping the standard themselves. They are drinking and getting drunk. Not keeping the Sabbath Day (Saturday).
HEBREWS 3:12
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
HEBREWS 3:13
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
We are saved by grace thru faith! So The Word is showing us that many people can have an evil heart of unbelief! Also people’s heart can be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
HEBREWS 3:6
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Here it is telling us that it does not matter how you start but how you end. You must hold fast your faith until the end.
HEBREWS 6:4
For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Once enlightened! What does that mean, you might ask? That means that they had their understanding opened to the truth. They received Jesus.
HEBREWS 6:5
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
HEBREWS 6:6
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.
IF THEY SHALL FALL AWAY? FALL AWAY FROM WHAT? Fall away from salvation, fall away from keeping the faith! These people have actually put Jesus to an open shame. How many people do you know have claimed to have salvation, then you find out there is a sin they are committing, or they do not attend Church faithfully any longer? Now Jesus is put to an open shame because they have fallen away. Mental ascent and acknowledging Jesus is a Savior will not save anyone!
HEBREWS 6:7
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
HEBREWS 6:8
But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.
Look at the example, whose end is burned! To me, that does not sound like they are saved. “Burned,” is going to a living and burning hell! It is apparent that this is speaking of BELIEVERS. Not the world!
HEBREWS 10:26
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
That means going out and sinning on purpose; adultery, fornication, homosexuality, getting drunk, taking drugs, etc… Jesus’ Blood will not be there available for you. He was reasonable crucified on the Cross, not so that we could claim salvation and then live any old way we want to!
HEBREWS 10:27
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
HEBREWS 10:28
He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
HEBREWS 10:29
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
When folks are sanctified, meaning set apart for the use of Jesus, and then they turn away, fall away, or live in sin, they then have done despite unto the Spirit of grace! That means they have actually despised grace.
Oh! By the way, grace is not a license to sin! A good Biblical definition for grace is this:
TITUS 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
TITUS 2:12
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
TITUS 2:13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
So grace does not teach us to live like we have not ever been saved! Grace teaches us that we should deny worldly lust! Our lives should be clean, sober and righteously, right now, while we are living in this present world! We should be looking for Jesus!
HEBREWS 10:30
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
HEBREWS 10:31
[It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
HEBREWS 12:14
Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
With all of the prejudice and racism in my county and in this world, its obvious people are not following peace. They hate people of different colors. They call them various names; wet backs, crackers, niggers. They are actually speaking from their hearts.
What would Jesus say about this?
HEBREWS 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;
Now can you see why there are a lot of bitter people in churches today, dying of the curse of cancer of every sort?
HEBREWS 12:16
Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
HEBREWS 12:17
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Esau asks for forgiveness and did it carefully with tears! But you know what? He did not get it! Why, he was bitter against his brother! Read the story!
In truth, salvation is based on a living conditional contract. This living contract is called “obedience” and “keeping the faith until the end.” Many false teachers love teaching false doctrines to babes who do not know the scriptures. This is why I personally teach that every single person who has a Bible should know what is written in it and careless about what anyone thinks!
JAMES 5:19
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
JAMES 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Notice Brethren, meaning saved folks! Such a person is in danger of having his soul (Soul in Greek is used for the term spirit) die! Very scary indeed.
I PETER 1:15
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
I PETER 1:16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Believers are required to be Holy just as our God is Holy! So how are you and your family doing when it comes to being Holy, like your God is Holy?
II PETER 2:19
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
II 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.
These are people who have gone from lost to saved and escaped the old natures and gave up living the way of the world. But look, it says that these folks are again entangled with the world and are overcome. Now these folks who were once saved are now worse than they use to be!
II PETER 2:21
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.
They would have been better off if they did not know Jesus, than turn from Him after you have known him.
II PETER 2:22
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.
Many people have returned to their lies and false doctrines. They are like PIGS!
JUDE 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
These “certain men” are the ones who preach the false lie and doctrine called OSAS! It is just sad! This sloppy grace has damned many people!
JUDE 1:5
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
Now we will go into the BOOK of REVELATION!
REVELATION 2:5
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
What… “fallen!” But the false doctrine of once saved always saved tells people that once they are saved they can never fall! But this is not what the Bible says!
These folks had better repent and warn everyone who has fallen prey to their lies to repent!
REVELATION 3:16
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
So what about you are you hot or cold? Or are you lukewarm?
REVELATION 22:19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.
EXODUS 32:32
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
EXODUS 32:33
And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
II TIMOTHY 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
You must study for yourself to find out the real Biblical truth. There is a false Christianity being preached today and there is a real one being ignored. Just like there is another “jesus” being preached today and there is a real one being ignored.
ROMANS 8:1
[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
ROMANS 8:6
For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
ROMANS 8:8
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
ROMANS 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Once saved always saved, is NOT A BIBLICAL DOCTRINE! IT IS A TRADITION OF MAN!
To everyone who read’s this short article I have written, understand this: We are saved by grace through faith. It is a gift of God. You cannot work to be saved. You must be Baptized in the Name of Jesus and NOT the Father and the Son or the Holy Ghost. You must be filled with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit! And speak as the Spirit of God gives you utterance.
DO NOT BELIEVE THESE FALSE TEACHINGS OF MEN. THEY ARE LIARS AND DECIEVERS!
One more time: Let’s read the Bibles definition of what “THE GRACE OF GOD IS”!
TITUS 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
TITUS 2:12
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
TITUS 2:13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Pastor Charles Dowell, Jr.
Straitway
www.straitwaytruth.com
615.688.4277
I will personally meet any preacher anytime, anywhere on this subject as long as there are people present!
The King is Coming!
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