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The Believer Losing Salvation? Part 2 (TMF:2572)

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Peace to Live By The Believer Losing Salvation? Part 2 (TMF:2572) - Daniel Litton
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       Traditionally, there are the Calvinists who say once saved always saved. Then there are the Arminians who say you’re saved unless you give up the gift of salvation yourself. Less traditionally, there are the Molinists, who would say that everyone who is saved will persevere to the end. And then there are the Open Theists who say it’s not yet determined, that it’s really up to you. So it depends on which view is taken, but the point is that our behavior in this life matters greatly in how we are presented before God at our judgments. We definitely want to get into Heaven, and we really don’t want to incur a loss in any rewards when we get there. A person could try to say, “Well, why does it matter whether I develop my character in life if I am going to just be made instantaneously perfect when I enter the next life?” The belief is present among this individual that the character development in the Christian is really just ceremonial, like prayer can be viewed.