[GourmetDan]

"The OSAS belief has tremendous emotional appeal and the tenacity of this belief over Scriptural evidence to the contrary is evidence of the attractiveness of its appeal."

It appeals mostly to new and immature believers who need someone to tell them what to think and to those who have an interest in occupying that position and 'Lording it over' them, IMO.

[MarkBsnr]

It appeals mostly to new and immature believers who need someone to tell them what to think and to those who have an interest in occupying that position and 'Lording it over' them, IMO.

I would go even beyond that and simply attribute it to the emotional need for surety. If you walk up to somebody and say: believe in me and you will go to Heaven, and walk up to somebody else and say: believe in me and imitate me and when you go to Heaven, you will be Judged upon that imitation and your eternal Judgement will be based upon that imitation, who might you be convincing more easily?