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For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened … If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; (Hebrews 6:4-6)
The fifth point of Calvinism is the “Perseverance of the Saints,” otherwise known as the principle of “once saved, always saved.” This idea is certainly not without controversy. There are many who believe rightly enough that we are saved “by grace through faith” and “not of works lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9), but they maintain that one must “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12) and “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1) lest “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace” (Galatians 5:4). They would also point out (and not without reason) that the idea of “once saved, always saved” is a license to continue in a sinful lifestyle. After all, once one has secured one’s permanent “fire insurance,” what is to keep one from sinning?
Read more ... https://erniecarrasco.com/2020/09/06/impossible/
