The document discusses the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance of the saints, also known as "once saved, always saved." It presents arguments both for and against the idea that one can lose their salvation. Key points include: 1) Calvinists believe that if one is truly saved they can never lose salvation, while others point to biblical warnings about falling away from faith. 2) Several passages are discussed that condition eternal life on ongoing faith, obedience, and not forgetting God. 3) The idea that one's name can potentially be erased from the book of life is presented.

2. TULIP Theology John Calvin

4. Daisy masquerading as a Tulip Depravity with no free will Arbitrary selection of favorites Inequitable atonement Systemic coercion by God Yoked confinement of believers

5. "By the term 'perseverance of the saints' we mean that if a person is once saved he is always saved and can never slip from God's saving grace. When we confess the perseverance of the saints we confess that there are no ifs or buts about the certainty of our salvation. What a glorious comfort the knowledge of this fact brings to the one who is a Christian. For he can know that if he really has put his trust in Jesus as Savior, then he can never slip away and be lost, whether because of his own sinful weakness and tendency to unbelief, or because of the wiles of the Devil" (Dr. Edwin H. Palmer, The Five Points of Calvinism, p. 59).

6. Free will Unmerited grace Works cannot save Conditional election Atonement for all Resistible grace Believers can fall Jacob Arminius

7. Canon of the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619) "But God, who is rich in mercy, according to His unchangeable purpose of election, does not wholly withdraw the Holy Spirit from His own people even in their grievous falls; nor suffers them to proceed so far as to lose the grace of adoption and forfeit the state of justification, or to commit the sin unto death or against the Holy Spirit; nor does He permit them to be totally deserted, and to plunge themselves into everlasting destruction."

8. John 3:16 ESV "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Once Saved, Always Saved?

9. Does man have free will? Salvation -- UNconditional? Biblical warnings?

10. Choice Choose today whom you will serve … But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 NLT Condition Jesus Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.Hebrews 5:9 NLT

11. Watch out, brothers, so that there won't be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. But encourage each other daily … so that none of you is hardened by sin's deception. So be careful. When you think you are standing firm, you might fall. 1 Cor. 10:12 Hebrews 3:12-13 HCSB

12. I have this against you: you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place--unless you repent. Rev. 2:4-5 HCSB

13. Azariah said to King Asa of Judah: “The Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.” 2 Chron. 15:1-2 NIV

14. David tells Solomon: “If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.” 1 Chron. 28:9 NASB

15. What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins. All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies. Heb. 10:26-27 NIrV

16. Eternal Life is conditioned upon knowing God. This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent--Jesus Christ. John 17:3 HCSB Can Someone Forget God?

17. Does a young woman forget to put on her jewels? Does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted. Jeremiah 2:32 NET

18. Psalms 9:17 ESV The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. Psalm 9:17 ESV

19. 2 Peter 2:20-22 NLT And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before.

20. 2 Peter 2:20-22 NLT It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.

21. 2 Peter 2:20-22 NLT They prove the truth of this proverb: "A dog returns to its vomit." And another says, "A washed pig returns to the mud."

22. Eternal Life is conditioned upon being in God’s kingdom. Unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.John 3:3 NET Can someone be cast out?

23. The Lord informs us that on the last day “The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin. They will also get rid of all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace. There people will sob and grind their teeth.” Matthew 13:41-42 NIrV

24. Matthew 13:47-50 Parable of the Net

25. Not Every Fish in the Net is Saved

26. 1 Pet. 4:17-18 NLT For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God's household.

27. 1 Pet. 4:17-18 NLT And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News?

28. 1 Pet. 4:17-18 NLT And also, "If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?"

29. Eternal Life is conditioned upon having one’s name in the Book of Life. Life is “only for those whose names are written in the Book of Life.” Rev. 21:27 Can a name be erased?

30. Exodus 32:33 NLT You can’t erase what isn’t there! But the LORD replied to Moses, "No, I will erase the name of everyone who has sinned against Me.

31. Jesus tells those in Sardis, “he who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments, and I will not erase his name from the book of life.” Revelation 3:5 NASB

32. If anyone’s name was NOT found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15 NIV

33. Eternal Life is conditioned upon being a servant of the Master. Note the message of the Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful ServantsLuke 12:40-46 Can a servant be removed?

34. Choice Choose today whom you will serve … But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 NLT Condition Jesus Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.Hebrews 5:9 NLT

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36. 1 Cor. 9:24-27 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

37. 1 Cor. 9:24-27 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.