For those who are anti-OSAS

[iahm87]

Hi! for those of you who don't believe in eternal security, I have a question. Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean that once we lose our salvation, we can never get it back? How would you interpret this scripture? Thank you.

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[SpiritLedEd]

Once Saved, Always Saved (Again!)

Hi! for those of you who don't believe in eternal security, I have a question. Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean that once we lose our salvation, we can never get it back? How would you interpret this scripture? Thank you.

Your quote can refer to professing Christians who fall into apostacy. Only God and the person involved know for certain the state of a person's heart where salvation is concerned. External appearences are not totally reliable.

"When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed stands here before the Lord.' But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'" (1 Sam 16: 6-7)

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