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I am saved by grace, kept by grace and ultimately glorified by grace. God is at the center of it all. He works in me to will and to act according to His good purpose and He will complete the work that He begun in me. If I confess my sins He is faithful and just to forgive me and purify me from...

The idea of loosing ones salvation creates a sense of doubt and the idea of OSAS creates a sense of eternal security. All my responses are based on those ideas and how they make me feel. The doctrines leaves me with more questions than answers.

Let's wait and see what his response will be.

Yes that's a very logical point. What is your explanation of 1Timoth1:18-20?

How is it eternal when it is a present assurance? I am presently assured but I may not be assured in the future. That for me creates a sense of doubt and places a lot of pressure on me. What are the sins that can make me loose the Faith?

You gave one factor that leads one to unbelief but let's not put words in his mouth as he probably has other factors that leads one to unbelief. We are simply resorting to ad hominem when we assume that he thinks God is untrustworthy.

Paul told Timothy to hold on to the Faith, which means there is a possibility that one might loose the Faith. Well I don't want to loose the Faith, so how can I be certain that my eternity is secured?

Yes eternal security has a biblical foundation and the possibility of abandoning The Faith also have a biblical foundation.

So my Faith in God is a prerequisite to enter into heaven? My belief does not end on the day I became born again? What is the difference between my faith and the gift of Faith?

Okay, what happens after that?

Okay I see. The P emphasizes genuine Faith and a state of being in saving grace which means salvation remains on a positional level.

Please allow me to ask you the following questions, they will tell if your views lean more towards Calvinism or Arminianism: Do you believe that God chooses some to be saved and leaves others to go and burn in hell? Do you believe that Jesus only died for those whom God has chosen according to...

I thought the OSAS doctrine is a branch of Calvinism. It seems to be in harmony with it. Well I stand to be corrected

Okay I hear you Let me put it this way, he probably asked difficult questions proving the Calvinist system to be infallible. Both doctrines are infallible as they don't consider the whole counsel of God. It's beyond human comprehension to reach that level. The arminium system is also infallible...

Thank you

Looks like most people who are against your views are OSAS believers. You probably went to the "Not by works" thread and challenged their beliefs. So now it's pay back time. I think your civil, informative and your also a great teacher. Learn from the constructive criticism and ignore any...

I am torn between two doctrines: 1. I am uncomfortable in the idea that one has to make use of their free will so as to be saved. Salvation is a gift from God and the glory should belong to Him alone. 2. I am also uncomfortable in the idea that once saved always saved. It makes one to devalue...

Thank you so much.

I don't have time to look those up right now, but here is God's prevenient grace in the Bible: "This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit...

Thank you. To summarize your school of thought. Faith is in me before I decide to believe. That faith is as the result of the work of the Holy Spirit. I can choose to respond in trust and I can also choose to respond in doubt at a later stage as per 1Tim4:1-2" The Spirit clearly says that in...