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"And because iniquity shall abound,
the love of many shall wax cold,
but he that shall endure to the end,
the same shall be saved."
- Matthew 24:12-13 KJV
the love of many shall wax cold,
but he that shall endure to the end,
the same shall be saved."
- Matthew 24:12-13 KJV
Here, Jesus contrasts the fate of the "many" with the fate of him who will "endure unto the end" and wind up "saved". The context of this contrast shows the "many" will be lost due to having allowed widespread iniquity to turn their "agape" cold and dead - cold being a far more "spit worthy" wretched spiritual condition than the merely "lukewarm" Laodicean saints of Revelation 3 which Jesus will spit out His mouth.
But, how do we know these "many" are saints? Because they can't possibly be the wicked:
1 John 5:3 KJV plainly says "agape" is demonstrated by the saints who happily keep the commandments of God, which Romans 8:7 KJV says the wicked can't keep even if they wanted to.
Therefore, these who allow widespread iniquity to turn their "agape" cold and dead, leaving them unable to endure to the end, and therefore lost - are saints. But, praise God, "he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved".
By this, the false idea of OSAS dies the death it deserves and all that remains is for us to give it a proper burial...and then turn and place our implicit trust in the love of God and His willingness, by the shed blood of His dear Son, to both pardon our sins and empower us to obey Him. Thank you, Jesus!
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