![[security1.png]] ### **🔍**  ### **Key:** - **Calvinist / Reformed**: Perseverance of the saints — true believers _will_ endure. - **Arminian / Wesleyan**: Conditional security — believers _can_ fall away by willful apostasy. - **Eternal Security (Free Grace / OSAS)**: Once saved, always saved — even unfaithful believers remain saved. --- ### **📊**  ### **NT Warning Passages Comparison Table** |**Passage**|**Summary of Warning**|**Calvinist / Reformed View**|**Arminian / Wesleyan View**|**Eternal Security (Free Grace)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Hebrews 6:4–6**|Enlightened, tasted the Spirit, then fall away—impossible to renew to repentance|Not truly saved; experienced external blessings only|Describes real believers who can fall and be lost|Warns of loss of rewards, not salvation; they remain saved| |**Hebrews 10:26–31**|Willful sin after knowledge of truth brings fiery judgment|Not saved; knowledge ≠ regeneration|True believers can apostatize and face judgment|Refers to temporal judgment, not hell; salvation is secure| |**2 Peter 2:20–22**|Escaped worldliness, then return—state becomes worse than before|Not truly saved; like dogs/pigs returning to filth|True believers can become worse off by falling away|Refers to loss of testimony, discipline; salvation remains| |**Matthew 7:21–23**|“Lord, Lord…” but Jesus says “I never knew you.”|False converts; never regenerated|False or fallen believers rejected|False professors; no salvation to begin with| |**Matthew 24:13**|“He who endures to the end will be saved.”|True believers _will_ endure by God’s grace|Endurance is required to remain saved|Endurance proves faith, but not required for salvation| |**John 15:1–6**|Branches in Christ that don’t bear fruit are cut off and burned|Fruitless = false believers eventually removed|Believers must remain in Christ or be cut off|Cut off from fruitfulness/blessing, not from salvation| |**1 Corinthians 9:27**|Paul fears being “disqualified” after preaching to others|Refers to rewards/ministry disqualification, not salvation|Could refer to loss of salvation if not careful|Refers only to loss of ministry opportunity, not salvation| |**Galatians 5:4**|“You have fallen from grace.”|Fallen from a system of grace, not salvation itself|Clear evidence salvation can be forfeited|Fallen from enjoying grace, not salvation status| |**Revelation 3:5**|Warning not to have name blotted from book of life|Hypothetical: true believers won’t be blotted|Names can be erased through apostasy|A symbolic or motivational statement, not literal loss| --- ## **🔎 A Few Highlights:** - Calvinists emphasize **evidence of true faith**: warnings show who _was never truly saved_. - Arminians read these as real risks: believers must **abide in Christ** to remain saved. - Eternal Security folks (especially Free Grace proponents) say these passages are about **rewards, consequences, or fellowship**—not salvation loss. --- - [[A Deep Dive into Eternal Security]] - [[Controversial passage regarding Eternal Security]] - [[2 Timothy 4 1-8]] - [[Ancient Artifacts that Confirm the Bible]] - [[Contentment from Philippians]] - [[Historical Survey on Philippians 4 1-9]] - [[Isaiah 44]] - [[Making the Most of Every Opportunity]] - [[Philippians 3 17-21]] - [[Philippians 4 1-9]] - [[Philippians 4 20-23]] - [[Romans 12 1-2]] - [[A Citizen of Heaven]] - [[Daily Bible Reading]] - [[Faith - A Devotional]] - [[Philokalia]] - [[John MacArthur's View of the Bible]] - [[John Calvin's view of the Bible]] - [[Saint Gregory of Nyssa]] - [[The Historical Value of the Bible]] - [[The Pursuit of Holiness]] - [[The Spiritual Value of the Bible]] - [[The Wesleyan Quadrilateral]] - [[Thinking God's Thoughts After Him]] - [[Understanding Spiritual Warfare--A Comprehensive Guide for Evangelical Christians]] - [[Visualizing Spiritual Warfare]] - [[Home]] ◦ [[About]]