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  Once Saved, Always Saved is a Theological Myth – Part Two  In my last article I laid out how the modern doctrine of Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS) is in alignment with the first century doctrine of the christian sect of the Nicolaitans, a group that is believed to have been started by Nicolas who we saw get ordained by the Apostles in Acts 6. It is possible that Nicolas’ mixed past of religious beliefs tainted his understanding of what he was being taught by the Apostles. It is also entirely plausible that Nicolas didn’t like the restraints that the new belief system placed on him and had a longing to return to pagan worship practices that he may have practised before. Nicolas also managed to attract a following of people who may have had the desire for the promise of eternal life, but who did not want to give up the things that they enjoyed in their life from before they converted to Christianity.  I also showed how Jesus Himself called out the false beliefs of th...

    In my perusals of social media, I too often come across doctrines that I understand to be false, yet are proclaimed to be Biblical. I cannot abide letting the propagation of false doctrines go unchallenged. The problem is that when those that hold to these doctrines are challenged, they do not tend to listen to the arguments made against them, regardless of how sound the Scriptural arguments are against their doctrine. They hold so tightly to their beliefs that they cannot fathom that their understandings may be wrong. They often seem to be more interested in protecting themselves and their doctrine than they are in discovering Truth, but Truth is supposed to reign in our lives. If our doctrine does not stand up to Scriptural Truth, then our doctrine has to change; there is no other option.  One such doctrine that is apparently too fragile to be subjected to Biblical challenge is the doctrine of Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS). If you hold to this doctrine, I'm afra...