I said it sounds like they can do as they please...that has been my observation....it’s not biblical either...
Jacky that is a FALSE OPINION about
OSAS. Either your observation is slanted by your Presupposition, or you have been watching the wrong People, the counterfeit Christians and you have them too.
Now, I hope you do not mind if I tell you the absolute TRUTH about what we REALLY BELIEVE. The
OSAS position begins with the person, actually being literally BORN AGAIN, because the HOLY SPIRIT can genuinely birth our HUMAN SPIRIT into ETERNAL LIFE. That CHANGES US from the inside out. If you question the genuineness of that experience, or have doubts about it, you probably are NOT Born Again, in my opinion. The reason I KNOW that to be a fact is HE CHANGES US, it is that Spiritual LIFE inside us is a PERMANENT Change, that YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOTICE.
Ephesians 6:24 (HCSB)
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Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 (HCSB)
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I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:9 (HCSB)
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He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
Our Human Spirit was once dead, and ONCE you are Truly BORN AGAIN, it is like having TWO MINDS, the fleshly MIND that lies between your EARS, and the The Mind of the Human Spirit, that lies in your HEART. I have heard a number of Pastors, put it this way.
The difference between a BORN AGAIN Christian, and the non-born again Disciple, is the second mind, that is 18 inches lower in your body. You are SAVED PERMANENTLY THE MOMENT THAT KIND OF FAITH, comes in. But remember BORN AGAIN, WILL CHANGE YOU PERMANENTLY. Those two minds will be at WAR after you have been SAVED, when you are First BORN AGAIN. The Mind of the Flesh, will predominately be focused on what to do that Pleases the Flesh, while the Mind of the Human Spirit, WILL want to do what Pleases the LORD out of AGAPE LOVE FOR HIM. But the good news is the MIND OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, will dominate the Mind of the Flesh as it grows Stronger, and Stronger as you get the Word of GOD inside your heart. As a Born Again Christian Matures Spiritually, he or she will sin less, and sin less, and sin less. But we will not be Sinless until we get the Glorified Body in the RESURRECTION.
Yes sometimes sin will raise it's UGLY HEAD, but remember I said it will CHANGE YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT to aN ETERNALLY ALIVE SPIRIT. That means YOU WILL WANT TO CONFESS SIN when it raises it's head. That is not like the Confessional that the Catholic Church has. That is a PERSONAL CONVERSATION between GOD in your HEART and YOU. What do I mean "IN YOUR HEART", exactly that, the HOLY SPIRIT IMMERSES (BAPTIZES) our HUMAN SPIRIT into the Spiritual BODY of CHRIST, that is the REAL, Baptism that SAVES. And we can go BOLDLY to HIM anytime we want. Not just to Confess SIN, but our thoughts, emotion, feeling, fellowship, and even to laugh with HIM.
Many get so caught up in a busy life, they do not take that I just discussed, as I call it,
"TIME WITH GOD", and I feel sorry for them, it is a real blessing.
Now, let's get to where the RUBBER meets the NARROW ROAD. WHY DON'T you SEE WHAT YOU IMAGINE a CHRISTIAN LIFE SHOULD BE?
MOSTLY BECAUSE IT IS INTERNAL, AGAPE LOVE RELATIONSHIP, unless you happen to be involved in VOLUNTEERISM, there is not much to see.
Matthew 6:5-8 (HCSB)
5 “Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!
6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.
8 Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask Him.
So, how often do I have those kind of conversations with HIM ? ? ? I am not keeping track of them, as often as I want to, probably several times a day.
As you may have guessed, that Growing to be more Christ-like, it all is PART of
SANCTIFICATION, and none of OBEDIENCE is Part of the
SALVATION. SALVATION is of the
Human Spirit, the moment we Truly believe in HIM, and
SANCTIFICATION is while learn to walk like Christ did, or
Obedience is ALL PART of our
AGAPE LOVE, in other words the things that happen after
SALVATION. And where does that
AGAPE LOVE come from.
Romans 5:5 (HCSB)
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This hope will not disappoint ⌊us⌋, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
IT CAME FROM GOD, sprouts in our hearts, producing the SAME KIND OF LOVE, and we do not get to take credit for it, no matter what.
That is what OSAS actually teaches and believes with our whole heart.