Once Saved, Always Saved?

Abstract

This theological paper explores the soteriology of ‘Once Save, Always Saved’ (OSAS) as it applies to the institutional and doctrinal teaching of Bible scripture. Scripture and its meaning are reliant on how readers, scholars, and teachers interpret words, phrases, and their intended meaning in the Bible. Moral conclusions of what scriptures are thought to mean must be carefully approached with contextual analysis of wording, taken from a comprehensive biblical analysis of all scripture, and not just one topical mention of a theological issue. This critical thinking analysis assiduously explores the requisite biblical scriptures which show that salvation is conditional, and that salvation comes with requirements. This paper offers an exegetical 10-point scriptural analysis with argument of how eternal salvation can be lost when the conditional requirements are not met or intentionally disregarded, and a person’s name is then blotted out of the Book of Life when all humankind is judged.