A rather complete list of warning Scriptures against OSAS

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Matt 7:21-23 • Jesus only “knows” those who do Father God’s will; all others are practicing lawlessness.
Matt 10:33 • Whoever denies Jesus before men He will also deny before His Father in heaven.
Matt 13:18-23 • 2 people types (no root, unfruitful) come to eternal life, and then return to the lost state.
Matt 18:21-35, Mark 11:25-26 • Forgive men’s sins against you, or God won’t forgive your sins against Him.
Matt 25:44-46 • Those who do not help even one needy soul will go into everlasting punishment.
Mark 8:35-36 • Whoever desires to save his (old) life, or gain the whole world, will lose his soul.
Mark 9:43-48 • Get rid of whatever causes you to sin; it will cause you to be cast into hell fire.
Mark 13:13 • But he who endures with his faith to the end (of his life) shall be saved eternally …
… also see Matt 10:22, Matt 24:13, Col 1:22-23, 1 Tim 4:16, Heb 10:35-39, Rev 2:10.
Luke 9:23-25 • Whoever does not deny himself for Jesus’ sake will be destroyed (eternal death).
Luke 14:26-33 • Jesus warns prospective believers how difficult and costly it is to be His disciple …
… will they have enough to finish this life of placing Him above all else, bearing their crosses, etc.?
John 12:25 • He who loves his life in this world will lose it (eternal life) later.
John 15:1-6 • Christians who do not bear fruit (are not abiding in Jesus) are thrown into the fire.
John 17:3 • Eternal life is actually “knowing” Father God and Jesus Christ. Do you really know them?
Rom 1:29-32 • Anyone practicing such sins is deserving of death due to God’s wrath on unrighteousness.
Rom 2:5-11 • Wrath is coming to those who are unrighteously self-seeking and do not obey the truth.
Rom 6:15-23 • Be a slave of God and to righteousness for holiness, resulting in holiness and eternal life.
Rom 8:1-8 • Anyone who is carnally-minded (is living according to the flesh) will die spiritually.
Rom 8:12-13 • We are not debtors to the flesh; if we live according to the flesh, we will die (eternal death).
Rom 11:20-22 • Fear unbelief, that if you do not continue to have faith, you will be cut off like the OT Jews.
1 Cor 6:9-10 • Anyone practicing such sins is unrighteous, and will not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Cor 15:2 • You are saved, if you hold fast to that word (the gospel) … unless you believed in vain.
2 Cor 7:10 • Godly sorrow over sin leads Christians to repent, which leads to salvation.
2 Cor 13:5 • Examine and test yourself to see if you are in the faith, unless you are disqualified.
Gal 5:1-4 • Christians are warned: those who later have attempted to be justified by law,
… have been estranged from Christ and have fallen from grace.
Gal 5:19-21 • Anyone practicing such sins (the works of the flesh) will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:24 • Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Gal 6:7-8 • Don't be deceived: sowing to the flesh reaps corruption, sowing to the Spirit reaps eternal life.
Eph 5:3-6 • Believers practicing such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom, but will incur the wrath of God.
Eph 5:25-27 • Jesus gave Himself for a glorious Church which will be sanctified, holy, without blemish.
Phil 2:12-16 • Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, holding fast the word of life …
… so that: (1) you may become blameless, and (2) Paul did not labor in vain concerning you.
Phil 3:7-14 • Paul presses on to attaining the goal of gaining Christ, knowing Him, and being found in Him.
Col 1:21-29 • Jesus’ desires (and Paul labors to warn and teach) to present “holy and blameless” and
… “perfect in Christ Jesus” those who continue in faith, not moved away from the hope of the gospel.
Col 3:5-6 • Believers practicing such sins beware: the wrath of God will come upon sons of disobedience.
1 Tim 4:1 • Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith.
1 Tim 5:11-15 • Some younger widows are condemned; they cast off their first faith and turned after Satan.
1 Tim 6:9-14 • Greed and love of money drowns men in destruction and perdition …
… Instead, pursue godliness and lay hold on eternal life (and keep this command without blame).
1 Tim 6:17-19 • Commands for the rich (yes, Christians) to follow, so they may lay hold on eternal life.
Titus 1:1-3 • Faith and knowledge of the truth lead to godliness, in the hope of eternal life.
Heb 2:1-4 • Warning about drifting away: how shall we escape, if we drift and neglect so great a salvation?
Heb 3:6 • We belong to Christ, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
Heb 3:12-15 • Beware of an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God, being hardened …
… through the deceitfulness of sin, for we are only partakers of Christ if we hold steadfast to the end.
Heb 3:17-19 • The OT Jews who sinned (did not obey) could not enter into God’s rest (the Promised Land).
Heb 4:1 • Let us fear lest any of us come short of entering God’s rest (God’s promise of salvation).
Heb 4:11 • Be diligent to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall according to the OT example of disobedience.
Heb 6:4-8 • Those enlightened and partakers of the Holy Spirit who fall away will be rejected and burned.
Heb 10:26-27 • If we sin willfully after receiving knowledge of the truth, expect God’s fiery judgment.
Heb 10:29-31 • The Lord will judge His people. “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay”, says the Lord.
Heb 10:35-39 • Endure in the faith, and do not be like those who draw back to perdition.
Heb 12:14-15 • Pursue holiness (w/o which no one will see the Lord) lest anyone falls short of God’s grace.
Heb 12:15-17 • Many believers become defiled, and finding no place for repentance, are rejected.
James 1:12-16 • Love the Lord, endure temptation to sin; do not be deceived, sin results in spiritual death.
1 Pet 1:8-9 • Believing, you will receive the end of your (enduring) faith—the salvation of your souls.
2 Pet 1:10-11 • Be diligent to make your call and election sure, so you won’t stumble, but gain the kingdom.
2 Pet 2:20-22 • If Christians are overcome by worldly sins, they are worse off than they were before …
… knowing the way of righteousness, they turned from the holy commandment delivered to them.
1 John 1:9 • If we confess our sins, God will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:3-5 • We are sure that we “know” God and are “in” Him, if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2:24-25 • If God’s word does not abide in us, the Father and the Son will not abide in us …
… nor we in Them, and we will not receive the promised eternal life.
1 John 3:15 • If you hate your brother, you’re like a murderer who has no eternal life abiding in him.
Jude 1:20-21 • 3 things for Christians to do, while looking for God’s mercy unto eternal life.
Rev 2:10 • Be faithful until death and Jesus will give you the crown of (eternal) life. See Mark 13:13 above.
Rev 2:11 • He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death (eternal death).
Rev 3:5 • He who overcomes will not have his name blotted out from the Book of Life.
Rev 21:8 • Anyone practicing such sins will go into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Rev 21:27 • Anyone practicing such sins is not in the Book of Life, and will not enter the New Jerusalem.
Rev 22:14 • Anyone who does not do God’s commandments does not have the right to the tree of life.
Rev 22:15 • Anyone practicing such sins will be outside the gates of the New Jerusalem.
 

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I would like to bring to everyone's attention ... these LISTS of sins in the NT.

The WARNINGS attached to these lists of sins are for EVERYONE ... yes, even BACs!

1 Cor 6:9-10 • Anyone practicing such sins is unrighteous, and will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:19-21 • Anyone practicing such sins (the works of the flesh) will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Eph 5:3-6 • Believers practicing such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom, but will incur the wrath of God.
Col 3:5-6 • Believers practicing such sins beware: the wrath of God will come upon sons of disobedience.
Rev 21:8 • Anyone practicing such sins will go into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Rev 21:27 • Anyone practicing such sins is not in the Book of Life, and will not enter the New Jerusalem.
Rev 22:14 • Anyone who does not do God’s commandments does not have the right to the tree of life.
Rev 22:15 • Anyone practicing such sins will be outside the gates of the New Jerusalem.

When we talk of "practicing", we do not necessarily mean sins that are occasional and repented of.
This heart attitude the Holy Spirit can work with ... and the BAC can be conformed into an "overcomer".

No, we are talking about habitual unrepented-of sins ...
which if still in place @ the time of death, will cause the BAC to be given eternal death.

The Lord will NOT accept anyone in heaven who has an on-going habitual sin ...
which has not been cleansed by the blood of Jesus,
not @ the time of being born again, but after becoming a BAC.
 

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evangelist-7 said:
I would like to bring to everyone's attention ... these LISTS of sins in the NT.

The WARNINGS attached to these lists of sins are for EVERYONE ... yes, even BACs!

1 Cor 6:9-10 • Anyone practicing such sins is unrighteous, and will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:19-21 • Anyone practicing such sins (the works of the flesh) will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Eph 5:3-6 • Believers practicing such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom, but will incur the wrath of God.
Col 3:5-6 • Believers practicing such sins beware: the wrath of God will come upon sons of disobedience.
Rev 21:8 • Anyone practicing such sins will go into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Rev 21:27 • Anyone practicing such sins is not in the Book of Life, and will not enter the New Jerusalem.
Rev 22:14 • Anyone who does not do God’s commandments does not have the right to the tree of life.
Rev 22:15 • Anyone practicing such sins will be outside the gates of the New Jerusalem.

When we talk of "practicing", we do not necessarily mean sins that are occasional and repented of.
This heart attitude the Holy Spirit can work with ... and the BAC can be conformed into an "overcomer".

No, we are talking about habitual unrepented-of sins ...
which if still in place @ the time of death, will cause the BAC to be given eternal death.

The Lord will NOT accept anyone in heaven who has an on-going habitual sin ...
which has not been cleansed by the blood of Jesus,
not @ the time of being born again, but after becoming a BAC.
1Cor.6:9,10 has a list of those who will not inherit the kingdom of God. But Paul did not stop there. In vs. 11, he says " And such were some of you". So now what did they do that made the difference? It continues on.." But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God". As well, the passage does not say "anyone practicing these things". That is a deliberate misquote. It says.."the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God" The word 'practicing' is not in that reference. The use of this word in regards to this reference is a deliberate deception.

So where does our righteousness come from? Does it come from our practice (behavior)? No, it comes from having been sanctified and justified through faith. It is a free gift. It is imputed. Those who are not of faith will be judged as sinners. Those who are of faith will not come under judgment, but have passed from death to life (John 5:24).

In the Corinthian church, there was a man who was in sexual immorality. Paul instructed them to put him out of their fellowship. But this was not because he was going to be condemned. It was so that he would learn not to do such a thing. In 1Cor.5:5, Paul suggested they deliver such a on to Satan for the destruction of his flesh..." SO THAT HIS SPIRIT MAY BE SAVED ION THE DAY OF THE LORD JESUS". There was no suggestion of a loss of salvation for this man. Paul rather intended to keep him saved. He followed his pattern that he laid out in Rom. 7 by putting the blame for the sin on the flesh and not the spirit. (the new spirit..the born again spirit).

I have no time this morning to address the other passages, but will be happy to put them in their context as well later and show how the wrong conclusions are being made by some, concerning them. Suffice it to say that the Eph. and Col. references are not referring to believers who are practicing sin. It refers to the "sons of disobedience" . This is not the same as "disobedient sons". Something to think about.
 

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Going by that list I will never make it to heaven

Come to think of it maybe it would be easier to convert to Judaism and just follow the law.

I would like to meet anyone who can fulfill that list

Please identify yourselves.

Thank you.
 

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Arnie Manitoba said:
Going by that list I will never make it to heaven

Come to think of it maybe it would be easier to convert to Judaism and just follow the law.

I would like to meet anyone who can fulfill that list

Please identify yourselves.

Thank you.
Arnie baby,

For the 10,000th time, I will say ...

If you mess up, call upon 1 John 1:7-10.

I would like to meet anyone who cannot do that.

Please identify yourselves.

Thank you.

P.S. Been to Winnipeg for a funeral ... God-awful place.
 

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Arnie baby,

For the 10,000th time, I will say ...

If you mess up, call upon 1 John 1:7-10.

I would like to meet anyone who cannot do that.

Please identify yourselves.

Thank you.

P.S. Been to Winnipeg for a funeral ... God-awful place.
A blast from the past. I was born and raised in northern Manitoba. Left there in 1975. You should see Winnipeg in the dead of winter. But then I suspect you have. Yikes.
BTW, for the 10,00 time, I will add that 1John 1:7-10 is a teaching of a principle, and leads to a one-time event called the new birth.

If we sin, refer to 1John 2:1. There is no mention of repeating the confession of sin to get re-forgiven and re-cleansed from all unrighteousness. Jesus keeps us in good standing by His ministry as High Priest and all we need is to remain in the faith, which John called our victory that overcomes the world (1John5:4).

As for the op, John also mentioned the commandments of God, which are to believe in Jesus and to love one another. (1John3:23) . These are the only two commandments of the new covenant, as the commandments of the old covenant do not apply to believers, who are not under the law. I find it very disturbing that anyone who is in Christ (I say this for a benefit of the doubt) actually believes that it is necessary to obey the law in order to receive eternal life. If you accept this, you may as well tear out Paul's letters from your bible. Good luck with that. And good luck fulfilling the law in the flesh (outwardly).
 

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evangelist-7 said:
Arnie baby,

For the 10,000th time, I will say ...

If you mess up, call upon 1 John 1:7-10.
No kidding ....I have known that for 28 years , and 1 john 1:7-10 is how I have salvation , not keeping the long lists in the OP , hope that makes sense, at least that is the point I was trying to make
evangelist-7 said:
P.S. Been to Winnipeg for a funeral ... God-awful place.
Parts of it are like down town Detroit on welfare day , I lived there for a few years , but plenty of great safe areas and nice people.

ps: ... I have been to San Diego , beautiful place , one of my favorites ,
williemac said:
A blast from the past. I was born and raised in northern Manitoba. Left there in 1975. You should see Winnipeg in the dead of winter. But then I suspect you have. Yikes.
Cool , how far North in Manitoba , ?? I have flown helicopters there on occasion , pretty remote and unpopulated mostly , I went to school around Portage la Prairie and half my class were Indians from the far north , made lots of friends , they stayed at the Indian Residential schools ..... terrible thing we did ripping kids from mothers arms and forcing them into our schools. Caused life long damage to some.
 

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You forgot to list false prophets and those who enjoy having their ears tickled by them.

Arnie Manitoba said:
I would like to meet anyone who can fulfill that list

Please identify yourselves.

Thank you.
In myself, I cannot fulfil that list, no argument. But I don't need to.

Christ's perfect righteousness - the righteousness of Yahweh/Jehovah Himself - has been credited to this lowly sinner and it is irrevocable (a fact that by itself proves OSAS).

His righteousness works itself out in me more and more all the time, as it does with all who are in Christ, as God grows us up in Him.

The utterly faithless try to keep lists just like that one, believing (whether they realize it or not) that such list-keeping will save them. It won't.

I'll keep Christ, Who keeps me in and for Himself. Someone else can keep the list.
 

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Arnie Manitoba said:
Cool , how far North in Manitoba , ?? I have flown helicopters there on occasion , pretty remote and unpopulated mostly , I went to school around Portage la Prairie and half my class were Indians from the far north , made lots of friends , they stayed at the Indian Residential schools ..... terrible thing we did ripping kids from mothers arms and forcing them into our schools. Caused life long damage to some.
I was born and raised in The Pas. A rough town with a reputation. I have flown north of there myself in a float plane. As I said, I left there and moved to Calgary in 1975. I am in B.C, now and tell people I am from the "middle east" :D Blessings.
musterion said:
You forgot to list false prophets and those who enjoy having their ears tickled by them.


In myself, I cannot fulfil that list, no argument. But I don't need to.

Christ's perfect righteousness - the righteousness of Yahweh/Jehovah Himself - has been credited to this lowly sinner and it is irrevocable (a fact that by itself proves OSAS).

His righteousness works itself out in me more and more all the time, as it does with all who are in Christ, as God grows us up in Him.

The utterly faithless try to keep lists just like that one, believing (whether they realize it or not) that such list-keeping will save them. It won't.

I'll keep Christ, Who keeps me in and for Himself. Someone else can keep the list.
AMEN!!!
 

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You boys 'n gals forgot to explain why all the warnings/threats. But don't sweat the explaining, just the warnings/threats!
I suspect you won't read any of this so my prayer to God is that it edifies someone.

Matt 7:21-23 • Jesus only “knows” those who do Father God’s will; all others are practicing lawlessness.
Matt 10:33 • Whoever denies Jesus before men He will also deny before His Father in heaven.
Matt 13:18-23 • 2 people types (no root, unfruitful) come to eternal life, and then return to the lost state.
Matt 18:21-35, Mark 11:25-26 • Forgive men’s sins against you, or God won’t forgive your sins against Him.
Matt 25:44-46 • Those who do not help even one needy soul will go into everlasting punishment.
Mark 8:35-36 • Whoever desires to save his (old) life, or gain the whole world, will lose his soul.
Mark 9:43-48 • Get rid of whatever causes you to sin; it will cause you to be cast into hell fire.
Mark 13:13 • But he who endures with his faith to the end (of his life) shall be saved eternally …
… also see Matt 10:22, Matt 24:13, Col 1:22-23, 1 Tim 4:16, Heb 10:35-39, Rev 2:10.
Luke 9:23-25 • Whoever does not deny himself for Jesus’ sake will be destroyed (eternal death).
Luke 14:26-33 • Jesus warns prospective believers how difficult and costly it is to be His disciple …
… will they have enough to finish this life of placing Him above all else, bearing their crosses, etc.?
John 12:25He who loves his life in this world will lose it (eternal life) later.
John 15:1-6 • Christians who do not bear fruit (are not abiding in Jesus) are thrown into the fire.
John 17:3 • Eternal life is actually “knowing” Father God and Jesus Christ. Do you really know them?

All these verses, contextualy, refer to life in the Kingdom which could have come to Israel had she repented. Since Israel did not repent, literal application of these teachings are in abeyance until the Kingom DOES come (and it will); some of them, in fact, are impossible or contradictory to carry out until then (Matt 18/Mark 11). This is why Paul tells us by inspiration of Christ that even if any of his readers had known Christ in the flesh (i.e., during his earthly ministry) we of His Body know him thus no longer (2 Cor 5:17). Those teachings have been superceded in this dispensation of grace by the revelation of the mystery.

Anyone who does not preach Christ according to the revelation of the mystery (Rom 16:25; Eph 3:8-9; Col 1:25-26) is ignorant at best or disobedient to the clearly revealed will of Christ at worst.

Rom 1:29-32 • Anyone practicing such sins is deserving of death due to God’s wrath on unrighteousness.

Paul is not speaking of believers. He's giving a spiritual and moral snapshot of the history of the entire lost Gentile world which, per v. 24, God had long before given over to a love of sin, lust, idolatry, you name it. Rome was the epitome of all such.

Rom 2:5-11 • Wrath is coming to those who are unrighteously self-seeking and do not obey the truth.

Paul is now speaking to and about self-righteous, unrepentant Jews, lest they continue to look down on the Gentiles Paul ripped in ch. 1.

Rom 6:15-23 • Be a slave of God and to righteousness for holiness, resulting in holiness and eternal life.

Yep. And all this is eternally yours in Christ, by His power in His Spirit.

Do you really read this passage and see a THREAT? Wow.

Rom 8:1-8 • Anyone who is carnally-minded (is living according to the flesh) will die spiritually.

v. 1 says there is no katakrima for those in Christ. Please look up that word.

v. 4 says the requirements of Law - which is what would condemn us - is fulfilled IN us...not BY us but IN us.

v. 4 says we do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit, because we're His (if, as v. 9 warns, we are really His).

v. 8 says those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Christ pleased God on our behalf and now His righteousness has been reckoned to all who trust Him.

Rom 8:12-13 • We are not debtors to the flesh; if we live according to the flesh, we will die (eternal death).

Not eternal death. Verse 1 placed us beyond the reach of God's katakrima (have you looked it up yet?)

And, again, to be at risk for eternal separation from God, EVERYTHING that the Bible says Christ accomplished for the believer, which the believer has received freely, must be undone by God in order to condemn Him. That would make both Christ and God a liar and, in the end, NO ONE could be saved.

Rom 11:20-22 • Fear unbelief, that if you do not continue to have faith, you will be cut off like the OT Jews.

(1) While Hebrews teaches that the O.T. technically extended all the way to the Cross, Jews of the literal New Covenant era were the ones rejecting Christ.

(2) Individual salvation is not in view here. Wild branches (Gentiles) were grafted into the position of blessing lost by national Israel (the natural branches) upon her refusal to repent unto Christ. Paul warned them not to be arrogant and proud against Israel because the only reason they were now in Christ is because Israel rejected Him, yet they (Israel as a nation) could be grafted in again, and someday will be. Personal, individual salvation from sin is not the point.

(3) And, again, for this verse to mean "loss of personal salvation," you'd be contradicting many other passages that say it's not possible. It makes God a liar.

1 Cor 6:9-10Anyone practicing such sins is unrighteous, and will not inherit the kingdom of God.

I knew that if you ever cited this verse, you'd stop short of v. 11 because it destroys your whole point.

1 Cor 15:2 • You are saved, if you hold fast to that word (the gospel) … unless you believed in vain.

Exactly right. It is possible to hear and understand and even be convicted by the Gospel but never believe it. That's why Paul calls for self-examination; only God and the individual can know if she/she has truly believed. But that says nothing about LOSING salvation; if anything, the point is NEVER HAVING HAD IT.

2 Cor 7:10 • Godly sorrow over sin leads Christians to repent, which leads to salvation.

(1) "Salvation" in the Bible can mean more than "salvation of the soul from Hell unto Christ." What it means, as always, depends on context, which handy-dandy lists like yours usually ignore.

(2) It isn't until 13:5 that he suggests some of them to examine themselves to see if they're even in the Faith, so the repentence he refers to in ch. 7 isn't what you think it is.

(3) The salvation they received appears to be that they would not now "suffer loss of anything through us" (v. 9). Paul said at the opening he had avoided coming to Corinth in person to straighten them out but by ch. 13 warned that if he had to come up there again he "would not spare." No one is sure but apparently this is in reference to some apostolic power by which he would expose and humiliate the leadership in front of everyone, just as some of them had been humiliating Paul.

(4) If, again, you believe salvation can be lost, you need to reconcile each verse you list with such as these:

2 CORINTHIANS 5:19
19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,
not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.


and

COLOSSIANS 2:13-14
13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has
made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,
14 having
wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

You need to realize your soteirology creates contradictions within the Word of the God who cannot contradict Himself.

2 Cor 13:5 • Examine and test yourself to see if you are in the faith, unless you are disqualified.

Yep. Lots of people on this board should do so immediately but it says nothing about LOSING salvation. The point is the possibility of NEVER HAVING HAD IT.

Gal 5:1-4 • Christians are warned: those who later have attempted to be justified by law, … have been estranged from Christ and have fallen from grace.

Yep, but are not in danger of losing their salvation, if in fact they were saved at all. They can lose rewards at the Bema. They can lose peace, yes. Hope, yes. Fruitfulness, yes. Usefulness to God, yes. But they themselves - if they ARE in Christ - will be saved, even though as through fire.

Gal 5:19-21Anyone practicing such sins (the works of the flesh) will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Yep. Key word is practice. Believers do not practice such things; those who do have grave reason to doubt and examine the reality of their profession. Paul was very consistent on that point.

Ever increasing personal holiness, even if feeble at times, is a sure mark of a true believer in Christ. Unbelievers know nothing of it and will inherit the Lake of Fire, not the Kingdom. Paul's saying, "Don't be like them. Don't be like who you used to be - you're not that person anymore."

Gal 5:24 • Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Yep. That's why I wrote what I wrote for 5:19-21.

Gal 6:7-8 • Don't be deceived: sowing to the flesh reaps corruption, sowing to the Spirit reaps eternal life.

The context here is giving, not salvation. I like MacDonald's observation:

Although it is true in a general sense that we reap whatever we sow, it should be noticed that this reminder follows an exhortation to Christian giving. Viewed in that light, we see that sowing to the flesh means spending money on oneself, one's own pleasures and comforts. Sowing to the Spirit is using one's money for the furtherance of God's interests. Those who do the former reap a harvest of disappointment and lose right here on earth because they learn that, as they grow older, the flesh they lived to please is decaying and dying. Then in the age to come they lose eternal rewards. Those who sow to the Spirit reap everlasting life...they enjoy eternal life right here and now in a way which other Christians do not. Then, too, they will reap the rewards which accompany faithfulness when they reach their heavenly home.
Eph 5:3-6 • Believers practicing such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom, but will incur the wrath of God.

(1) Paul warns that the "immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolator" has no inheritance in the Kingdom of God. That is exactly the type of sinner he told the Corinthians "such WERE some of you." Once again, Paul contrasts who believers are in Christ (even with our earthly flesh dragging us down) with who and what we used to be without Him.

(2) Paul told the Colossians that "He has rescued us from the domain of darkness AND TRANSFERRED US INTO THE KINGDOM OF THE SON HE LOVES." Meaning believers are already there! :)

Eph 5:25-27 • Jesus gave Himself for a glorious Church which will be sanctified, holy, without blemish.

Yep. And all who are genuinely in Him are counted by God as exactly that: sanctified, holy and without blemish.

Phil 2:12-16 • Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, holding fast the word of life …
… so that: (1) you may become blameless, and (2) Paul did not labor in vain concerning you.

(1) Work OUT, not work FOR, nor work TO KEEP.

(2) Why do you ignore v. 13? It's the key to right understanding here.

Phil 3:7-14 • Paul presses on to attaining the goal of gaining Christ, knowing Him, and being found in Him.

Paul was still running the race at this point. The prize and rewards still lay ahead so he strove for them, as all believers must. He did not fear Christ somehow ineptly losing him to Hell.

Col 1:21-29 • Jesus’ desires (and Paul labors to warn and teach) to present “holy and blameless” and
… “perfect in Christ Jesus” those who continue in faith, not moved away from the hope of the gospel.

I could say much here but it's pretty deep water so I will refrain. All need be said is v. 22 proves the loss of salvation is not the point and was, in fact, the furthest thing from Paul's mind. The only clue I will give you is one you totally missed: Paul urged them not to be moved away from the HOPE of the Gospel, not from the Gospel itself. That distinction is vitally important.

Col 3:5-6 • Believers practicing such sins beware: the wrath of God will come upon sons of disobedience.

Sons of disobedience = the unrepentant lost. Why? Because those in Christ "are not appointed unto wrath."

1 Tim 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith.

Yep, because "for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us." These who left didn't lose salvation. They never had it.

1 Tim 5:11-15 • Some younger widows are condemned; they cast off their first faith and turned after Satan.

The Greek word here is krima and has more meanings than just "cast into Hell." It is variously translated condemnation, damnation and judgment. It is used in passages where soul-to-Hell is clearly not the meaning, as in believers taking one another to court.

(1) Presumably these are young Christian widows Paul speaks of here, which means they cannot be risking "cast into Hell" since Romans 8:1 precludes this.

(2) Paul could be using krima in the sense of damage to their personal reputations, which would also damage the reputation of Timothy's church and the Body of Christ in general.

(3) The guy in Corinth sleeping with his mother was also following Satan yet he, too, was saved. Paul never ordered he be regarded as an unbeliever, because he wasn't. I do not believe Paul is saying these young busybody widows were at risk for going to Hell.

1 Tim 6:9-14 • Greed and love of money drowns men in destruction and perdition… Instead, pursue godliness and lay hold on eternal life (and keep this command without blame).

Same general thought as Gal. 6:7-8 above. There is a sense in which ALL believers can, by faith, "lay hold" here and now of the eternal life we have stored up for us. That's the abundant life only those in Christ can know, and then only with maturity and faith. This is what Paul was urging for Timothy, who at times was on the verge of collapse. It's encouragement, not a warning of Hell.

1 Tim 6:17-19 • Commands for the rich (yes, Christians) to follow, so they may lay hold on eternal life.

Same. Exhortation to the TRUE life that is ours in Christ, not the false, passing comfort of spending wealth on self.

Titus 1:1-3 • Faith and knowledge of the truth lead to godliness, in the hope of eternal life.

Again, this is too deep and I do not want to get into it here. But the key, again, is the HOPE of eternal life, which is absolutely not any sign of uncertainty or risk of losing it. Just the opposite.

From here onward are either the circumcision epistles and Revelation, which belong in the same general grouping as the four Gospels, or the letter to the Hebrews which was written to Jews, not the Jew/Gentile Body of Christ. I have no comment on them other than to say they are not speaking directly to us today because they were not addressed to us today, but to Jewish believers both in the past and of the coming Tribulation. For that reason, and while they are 100% as inspired as Paul's epistles, I believe they have no direct application for us today, despite the wealth of knowledge and edification (and even trans-dispensational truths) which they contain.

If someone else wants to deal with the Gospel accounts and Hebrews-Revelation, have at it.