AVBunyan said:Paul taught it and it appears you are unfamiliar with Paul. Paul got his doctrine straight from Christ himself - Paul got the latest instructions from Christ - I start with Paul.duval said:Folks not only didn't Augustine etc., not teach it but neither did Jesus and His apostles.
The greatest soul winners ever (George Whitefield, CH Spurgeon, DL Moody, etc.) believed OSAS.
Look at all the modern fake healers and liberal preachers today - they believe you can lose it. Ole Jimmy Swaggart believed you could lose it - so according to his own words I guess he lost it after getting caught in sexual sins.
Look at the whimpy books your crowd writes - pitiful stuff. Compare their whimpy works with those of the Puritans!
LOL....you can be sure Spurgeon etal had assurance of their salvation. They would never, for a moment, claim they were keeping themselves. And, of course, Paul counted himself the chiefest of sinners...some people hate hearing that. They'd rather twist other things Paul said to fit their sad belief that Jesus will forsake those who fail to maintain their own righteousness. "Oh, He doesn't forsake us, we forsake Him". What's the deal with that...are they born again new creatures empowered by God or not? Is eternal no longer eternal now-a-days? I thank the Lord I'm old and haven't been indoctrinated with this humanistic gospel I'm hearing preached.
It goes right along with this name it claim it word of faith teaching...man has lifted himself up above his Creator. It's the pride of life...man on his pedestal.