HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED (OSAS) DOCTRINE

There are many godly believers that uphold the Once Saved, Always Saved doctrine, and I honestly used to be one of this controversial doctrine's biggest opponents. But God has since shown me the error of my thinking. Because it's NOT all about us, and what we can do, but about God's Incredible Love, Power and Might, and what He WILL DO for us - despite our inability to stay free from sin!

Nonetheless, there are some problems with the way OSAS is often presented that riles up more legalistic Christians and Messianics, and I want to address these problems here. I think the BIGGEST PROBLEM with OSAS is in the semantics of how Salvation and BELIEF are defined by some. The way Scripture as a whole reveals it, we are saved and sanctified as we grow in our ability to LOVE and follow Yahshua and His Commandments, which means we have to read or hear these commandments in Scripture by studying (For Scripture Proof, See John 15:9-11; 1 John 2:2-4; 1 John 3:21-23; 1 John 5:1-3). We also have to ask Yahshua and His Spirit into our lives and decisions. That is the essence of what believing in Yahshua MEANS. When we fail to do this consistently, we are in DANGER of losing our salvation - if it was ever ours to begin with.

I say this because, once the Holy Spirit is INSIDE your mind, spirit and heart, you will hear the voice of God's Counselor guiding you with actual Scripture quotes and Words of Knowledge or Flashes of Insight, and you will be prompted on what to do or how to act when you ASK the Holy Spirit. If you do not hear the voice of the Holy Spirit guiding you, then you are technically not born again, and may not be saved unless you believe that Yahshua is the Son of God, King of kings, and Savior of all. This is because Scripture says that the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is the SEAL of our salvation, so - IF we are born again - we should be hearing from God through the gifts of the Spirit that manifest within us in dreams, visions and/or words of knowledge on a fairly regular basis.

The Apostle Paul referred to being born again as "the circumcision of the heart", since circumcision of the penis was viewed as the seal of those born to serve God and love Him, and to do His Will in this fallen world. This was true for all the husbands, wives and children of Israel born without fornication. (For Scripture Proof, See John 10:7-17; John 10:25-30; John 14:15-18; Romans 2:28-29; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:12-14; 1 John 5:1-3). But when the heart is circumcised, you are in a love relationship with God that is very intimate. As a result, there is excellent communication between your spirit and God's Spirit. This will ensure that your works will be directed by the Holy Spirit, and therefore will be pleasing to God as a sweet savor. For a better understanding of how OSAS is true in the context of a love relationship with Yahshua, read how Yahshua said that those who believe in Him can never be lost in John 10:27-30:

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.” ~ John 10:27-30

This means that it's NOT about how well we can follow Yahshua after we are born again, but about how well God can hold onto us, and God is able to hold onto us no matter what. That's because the Holy Spirit will not let us forget Who we belong to when we are born again!

One final thing I want to point out about the OSAS doctrine is that being saved is not the same thing as being sanctified. If we are saved and born again by our faith in Yahshua's power to save us, but we are not sanctified because we are ignoring the Holy Spirit's promptings, and we don't do very well at keeping God's commandments, we can lose our REWARDS, but not our salvation. People like this are still saved, but as through the fire (See 1 Corinthians 3:11-15). Sadly for them, the Rapture and Millennial Kingdom of Yahshua are rewards given only to sanctified, born again saints. So those who have lost their rewards will NOT take part in the Rapture, but they will likely take part in the Millennial Kingdom after being tried by the fire of the Great Tribulation. Also, those who are saved by Grace through belief in Yahshua during His Millennial rule will be raised to everlasting life and will escape being cast into Hell at the end of the thousand years

Please Study the Scripture references I have given you in this short article, and read all of the Gospel of John and the 3 Epistles of John to get a better understanding of what it means to BELIEVE in Yahshua and to be saved by Him. Links to these Bible Books have been provided in this paragraph in blue. If nothing else, always remember what Yahshua said, keeping in mind that His Commandments, though simplified, are essentially the SAME as Our Heavenly Father's Moral Law in the Old Testament:

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” ~ John 15:9-10 

Also, read the closing Benediction in the Epistle of Jude below for more proof that God can and WILL save us even if we fail, and commit it to memory:

~*~ Jude 1:24-25 ~*~

“Now to Him who is able to keep you 

from stumbling,

And to present you faultless

Before the presence of His glory

with exceeding joy,

25 To God our Savior,

Who alone is wise,

Be glory and majesty,

Dominion and power,

Both now and forever.

Amen!”

Hallelu-Yah for that!

Closing Note: I wrote this article in response to another person's article condemning OSAS. But despite my article, they do not understand the power of God to save us, and she and her followers kept bringing up King Saul - asking me to explain how King Saul could fall away if he was saved. This was my response to their question:

King Saul was not saved by Yahshua's Grace. He was under a different dispensation under the Law, which was essentially the conviction of sin without everlasting forgiveness in Christ. Saul's salvation depended on his strength of will to keep God's commandments and on the daily blood sacrifices of innocent animals in the Temple. But once we are born again and forgiven of all sin, it's God's Will that will prevail over us in His loving care and keep us on the narrow path that leads to everlasting life. That's why a person who is truly born again cannot fall away from the faith. God can hold onto us and keep us saved by the power of His Holy Spirit, no matter how hard life gets for us.

Praise Yahweh Elohim, and His Son Yahshua
and the Holy Spirit for that! 

God's WILL, not ours, will prevail!

With Love From
Your Sister In Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
at: http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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RECOMMENDED FURTHER READING:

WHAT COMMANDMENTS MUST BELIEVERS
KEEP UNDER THE NEW COVENANT OF GRACE?
pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-commandments-must-believers-keep.html

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS, THE 
DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/spiritual-blindness-destroyer-of-church.html

ABIDING UNDER THE SHADOW
OF GOD'S WINGS OR TALLIT!
http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2017/09/abiding-under-shadow-of-gods-wings-or-tallit.html

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