Every religion is the best, and the only authentic one to its adherents. Islam for example has about 1.8 billion adherents globally, and its radical factions are so sure of what they believe that they are ready to die for it. Hinduism commands close to a billion too, while the rest are also in their hundreds of millions. The same way we pity their being lost, is the same way they pity us too. When we come to Christianity, Catholic are about 1.1 billion people globally!, they have the largest religious libraries, and the most sophisticated seminaries, in fact, their clergy are the most trained, they can exegetically defend even their most glaring errors. After Catholic, the richest church is Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints! This group has another religious book called "Book of Mormons". You can hardly argue with them and win!. SDA wondered why we go to church on Sunday, we too wonder why they still go on Saturday. From the first century till now, there are thousands of church sects and groups, all of these are so exegetically sound, they can defend what they believe, even while sleeping!. It's like the more heretic you are, the more studious, and the more exegetical, because it's extremely difficult to defend error, it requires a lot of hard work. Evangelicals take the truth for granted, they study less, because to them, truth is glaring and clear in the scriptures, and the Holy Spirit is given to believers to guide, teach and lead (This is not good enough, if you can't study, you will fall for anything, any new heresy will be a new revelation to you).From the above, you can see that the adherents of "Once saved, forever saved" are just one of the sects, just like the rest, it's normal for them to argue, dispute, defend scripturally, boast of exegetical prowess and considered the rest christians as ignoramus and unlearned. You can hardly argue with sects and win, because they are closed up to opposing views, have you argued with "Jehovah Witnesses " before? It's the same with "Once saved, forever saved". The implications of that doctrine are: All the churches are wrong except them, all the great men of God, dead or alive you know are all wrong, all the Christian hymns, and plays are all wrong. Once you subscribe to this doctrine, you have to join their church because the rest are all wrong. Also, all the practical testimonies of believers who once left the faith, and came back are all wrong. All the corrections of the Holy Spirit, warning believers to remain steadfast, immovable are all wrong because believers cannot move!.If you ever had a ministration of God warning you not to go back to the world or fall into sin, you are wrong because once in, it's sealed. Brethren, leave arguments, practically pray for God to enlighten you, He is faithful to do that. Any doctrine telling young people not to listen to Gbile Akanni, Kumuyi, Adeboye, Paul Enenche, Oyedepo, Mike Okonkwo, Poju Oyemade, Sam Adeyemi, Olukoya, Reinhard Bonnke, etc. Any doctrine saying that Assemblies of God, RCCG, Living Faith, Deeper Life, Baptist, Anglican, Methodist, MFM, TREM, Dunnamis, Gospel Faith, Foursquare, CPM, ECWA, TAC, CAC etc are all wrong must be a pitiable one. Only your teacher understands salvation! "(Many of those who started it in USA later returned to the true gospel after many years). Since Nigeria celebrates what the rest are already discarding, as it is in all fields, their stories is our news! Once saved, forever saved" simply means, live as you like, you are already saved, keep sinning, it can never affect your salvation, in practical terms (actually nobody will tell you this, just like you don't tell a suicide bomber that he is dying in vain). Then, we don't need church!, we don't even need prayers, what a damnable heresy( As for me, Salvation is God's provision, but man has a responsibility of continual believe in that provision, which is Christ living in us, enabling us to be acceptable to the father, but salvation does not nullify the free will of man. He has right to continue to believe that provision or stop, when he stops, he is no longer saved, until he comes believing God's provision again, which enables him to be saved and to live Holy life) In many countries where this teaching held sway at a time, or you think it's only Nigeria that exists on world map? it ended badly after several years, with stories of unimaginable scandals, sins, abuses, and evils. Just give it time here too, only the true gospel is constant. Finally, whichever side you belong, Christianity is not rhetoric, if Christ lives in us, the world must know! John Wesley passed through a town, and the town could not recover from the revival in more than 100 years. Charles G. Finney was not arguing on doctrine, his appearance alone brought thousands to Christ. Pa S.G.Elton, all the way from Scotland, was greatly used on our Campuses for decades, he raised sons who are doing exploits for God globally. The society wants to see "little Jesus's" everywhere, Nigeria needs innovative, intelligent, hardworking, Christ like people, to take over every field. Jesus was not a fool, at the age of twelve, he defeated PhD holders in academic discourse, how comes he lives in you eternally and you are a dummy!. Jesus knew his purpose, how come you finished school, despite being saved forever, and you are stranded. You are no more under the law, but you are still limited! . You can't sin again, but your course mates and roommates, including your sex partners are not aware! You are a new creature, but not better than your siblings who are of old creature, friends, let's stop the comedy and truly live the New Testament life. Islam is regrouping, ATR is rising, cultism is going digital, arguing on the scriptures now is a misplaced priority. Turkey is still fresh on our minds. Let's know those who are correct, not by words, but in deeds, let's see a generation that truly resembles Christ.
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