The term used means faith, an active living faith, Not the dead faith James spoke of. which had no life.
I can not believe someone today can repent and have true living faith in God and all he says about sin and judement, and in Christ and his redemptive act.
then years later say, Nope. I do not believe in that stuff anymore.
Why do you believe is OSAS?
By your own logic no one who truely believes and walks with the Lord will ever fall away.
So OSAS serves no purpose because it is not reassuring anybody who is actually saved, other than putting false hope in those who are not actually saved.
Take it to the next step. I am save and I walk with the Lord. Whether I believe is OSAS or not, I am going to heaven.
So you condemn me for something that makes no difference. So underneath this is a lie. And the lie is salvation is not true and Jesus cannot be trusted. To answer the lie OSAS, but the truth is you actually know people doubt and fall away, feel lost and empty, wonder if God is listening and take their own lives, and OSAS is reassuring.
That is lying to yourself and living in unbelief while claiming you do not. It does not surprise me when people really fear death and claiming they know love and Jesus is just not enough. Life is tough and tough things happen.
But for me OSAS is just about not trusting Jesus and His judgement. I do not know or want to know how it works, because I could not handle that knowledge, it would break my heart. But I know enough to trust Jesus and His revelation.
Are my works good enough? If Jesus says "I am pleased with Peter" then I say amen. I have nothing to prove, because He has loved me, to the depths of my soul. I do not rest on my performance because that is nothing compared to His love.
So all I can say is I hear confusion and denial, fear and ignorance.