Your post is well written, I just might add some scripture -
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” Romans 8:35
“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those -that thou gavest me I have kept-, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.” John 17:12 (emphasis mine; Jesus keeps us faithful)
The point of once saved always saved is: God is more powerful than your sin and unbelief. He saves you, and He keeps you saved. It does NOT mean that you can pray the Jesus prayer and then go live a life of licentiousness.
If you are living a life of licentiousness, it is evidence that you were never saved to begin with.
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.” 1st John 2:19
Not necessarily: you could have just decided it wasn't worth it.
The point of once saved always saved is: God is more powerful than your sin and unbelief. He saves you, and He keeps you saved. It does NOT mean that you can pray the Jesus prayer and then go live a life of licentiousness.
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Exactly, but the LDS cannot see that. God is all powerful.
They believe they have to EARN their salvation. They bring God down to our level and exalt themselves to the level of God (literaly).
Also, is thread is a pathetic attempt at getting Christians to fight over non essential matters.