I like to believe that once saved always saved is the truth.
BUT.
The fact that I believe it to be true, doesn’t make it true.
Thus tho I believe that to be true, I cover my butt with works just to be safe.
Thus tho I believe that to be true, I cover my butt with works just to be safe.
One will get you to heaven, the other to hell...Either you trust in Jesus to get you to heaven because of who he is and what he did, or you trust in yourself to be good enough to get there...
The interesting thing is that while you guys seem to find some scripture that says you must work your way to heaven, why do you avoid the scriptures that tell you HOW to work your way to heaven???
Luk_18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Did you do that??? You can't possibly get to heaven until you sell EVERYTHING and give that money to the poor...
Act 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Act 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
These are good works you must do to get to heaven...Have you failed??? Have you given your good clothes to people who need them more than you??? That's where your righteousness comes from...Bible says so...
Or maybe those parts of the bible don't pertain to you guys???
AHHHh!
One of them "Saved by Grace; Kept by Works" folks!
What you NEED; Son; is a Brown Scapular!!
So Christ did it all but just in case He didn’t?