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One of the most false and cutting accusations launched at the belief that the Bible teaches a person cannot lose his or her salvation when truly born again (John 3:3) is: “If you believe once saved, always saved, you are saying people can live any way they want without fear of punishment.” Or so the line of condemning criticism goes.

I agree that this criticism is false. A truly born-again Christian will want to please God and live according to His word.

However, Scripture DOES teach that born-again Christians can fall away:

Hebrews 6:4-6:

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

Verses 4-5 describe exactly truly born-again Christians.

Verse 6 lays out the fact that they cannot return.

So--there is a legit criticism of OSAS, but most people do not hear it.

Yes it’s a good point, but the truly born-again Christian isn’t going to be allowed to “fall away” either.

God will run their lives over with His Conviction and shake them up accordingly.

1 John 3:6
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

1 John 1:8-9
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Everybody sins - Yes even Saved Christians, and daily.
1 John gives us the formula to continue to fight it.

And now I will be accused of “advocating for sin” (not by you).