[TruthTalk] Works and the Book of James

[Judy Taylor]

Terry, I'm glad to see wisdom is still around :)  How's the wind at your place? I once thought, "Once saved, always saved".  I no longer believe that because I see too many opposing statements in the Bible.  I know that no one can pluck you out of His hand, but I am convinced that you can let go of that hand and go your own way.  I am probably in the minority by believing this, but the majority is sometimes in error. Terry   I agree with you and I also came to this conclusion in the same way.  Early on I was taught "once saved always saved" and was then around the Presbyterians with their Reformed faith both are rooted in Calvinism and this is where those ideas come from whether it is pure or aberrent, they have that TULIP acronym - several points of which confuse the simplicity of the gospel.  I don't believe anyone can take us out of His hand, nor do I believe we can fall out accidentally if we don't want to - but we can certainly slip from our moorings and neglect so great a salvation. If it were not so we would not be warned not to do it.   Blessings, Judyt