I should start this post by disclosing my view that "Once Saved Always Saved" is either trivially true or demonstrably false, depending on when one views "saved" as actually kicking in (is it at the moment of coming to faith, or is it at the end of a life lived in accordance with that faith?). I am of the latter view. And here is my question to the OSAS crowd who take the first or "early" view of when they are saved:
Paul wrote to the Church at Thessalonika about putting on the "hope of salvation" (1 Thessalonians 5:8) as a helmet. Now, why would Paul use that phrase? After all, one doesn't "hope" for what one already has (Romans 8:24).
Paul wrote to the Church at Thessalonika about putting on the "hope of salvation" (1 Thessalonians 5:8) as a helmet. Now, why would Paul use that phrase? After all, one doesn't "hope" for what one already has (Romans 8:24).