According to Paul Bryan, the author of Who is this God?, “A genuine Christian cannot become apostate. Those who apostatize demonstrate that they were never genuine Christians.” As Scripture says, “they went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us” (1 John 2:19). It is obvious that not everyone who thinks they are Christians is truly born-again follower of Christ. I don’t believe in “once saved, always saved” as a guarantee for those who only confess Christ for “fire insurance.” I don’t believe they had a changed heart and are born-again and, therefore, will not be in Heaven. I do believe everyone born of the Spirit of God will be saved.
I could only wholeheartedly agree as I read the above paragraph from this article. Far to often today, easy believism1 results in easy apostasy. While I think the phrase “once saved always saved” has some merits, John 6:37-39 for example makes it abundantly clear God’s chosen, His elect will, and can in no way lose their salvation; the great pretenders of faith Matthew 7:21-23 however will be cast asunder.
Is it possible to lose your salvation?
By Oscar Amaechina, Op-ed Contributor Thursday, September 05, 2024
I have been holding quarterly seminars to educate Christians in Nigeria on understanding the God of the Bible. One of the topics that sparked argument in all the seminars so far is the doctrine of eternal security. On each occasion, the participants argued that it is possible for believers to lose their salvation if they decided to fall away. They cited a trend going on now in the southeastern part of Nigeria where Christians and pastors are now turning away to serve idols all in the name of restoring “African identity” and culture…
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