A GES Response to “No Holiness –No Heaven: How to Know if Faith is Real or Dead” -Part 05
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Today, Bob and Shawn continue their discussion of Greg Morse’s article No Holiness–No Heaven: How to Know if Faith Is Real or Dead by breaking down some typical Calvinist themes such as Preservation of the Saints and Perseverance of the Saints. Plus, what does Morse mean by “once saved, always saved”?

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Physical Health 

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Everlasting life is forever. Once saved, always saved. But does that mean believers can sin without any consequences? Absolutely not. People are right to point out that the NT is filled with warnings to believers. But they’re wrong to think those warnings are about the possibility of losing eternal salvation. So what can believers lose?
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Five Differences Between Perseverance of the Saints and Eternal Security

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By Shawn Lazar Q: What’s the difference between eternal security (or once saved, always saved, OSAS), and perseverance of the saints (POTS)? Aren’t they the same thing? A: Well, they are often taken to be the same doctrine, but they shouldn’t be. I admit that some people use the terms interchangeably. But I think we
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Once Saved, Rarely Saved?

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Someone sent me a link to a rather extreme Arminian preacher. Most who believe you can lose everlasting life think that people who believe you can’t lose your salvation still have a good chance of making it to heaven by persevering. However, this preacher thinks that the preaching of eternal security makes it very unlikely
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Leading Evangelical Craig Keener Says Arminians and Calvinists Question Once-Saved-Always-Saved As It Is Commonly Taught

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Dr. Craig Keener is a leading New Testament Evangelical scholar. He has published commentaries on Matthew, John, Acts, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Revelation. He is a Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an Evangelical Arminian. A friend recently sent me a link (see here) to his April 28, 2015, article
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Are Assurance Verses in John Directed to Unbelievers or Believers?

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A Free Grace friend of mine wrote an article last month dealing with the issue of whether assurance is of the essence of saving faith. (The exact title is “Does John’s Gospel Demand Belief in Eternal Security for Salvation?” It is available here.) His answer was no. One need not believe that salvation is irrevocable
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