Please look up the corresponding verses in your own Bible for
yourself. Study them carefully, then answer each question,
according to the word of God.
- Are the Holy Scriptures or the majority of popular
teachers who hold to a particular doctrine the deciding factor that
makes that doctrine correct (2 Tim. 3:16,17)? ___The Holy
Scriptures ___Majority of popular teachers
- Are the notes in a study Bible inspired, like the actual
Scriptures, or can these notes reflect the erroneous views of the
commentator(s)? ___The notes are inspired ___The notes can be
wrong
- Are religious creeds and confessions man-made and,
therefore, possibly in error? ___Yes ___No
- If a creed, confession, synod, etc. is contradicted by
Scripture should we immediately reject it? ___Yes ___No
- According to Psa. 119:99,100, does Scriptural insight
and understanding come from having an earned doctorate degree in
theology or by meditating in the Scriptures and obeying its
precepts? ___Having an earned doctorate degree ___Meditating in
Scripture and obeying its precepts
- Since many with an earned doctorate degree contradict
each other and themselves, doesn't this further prove spiritual
understanding doesn't come that way? ___Yes ___No
- The Bereans were commended for being teachable and
willing to change, according to Scripture (Acts 17:11,12). ___True
___False
- Dear reader, are you teachable like the Bereans?
___Yes ___No
- If you were wrong about any teaching of the Bible,
including the believer's security, would you change?
___Yes ___No
(See Lk. 15:11-32 for #10 - #20)
- Was the Prodigal Son
dead and lost when he was
sexually immoral (Lk. 15:24,32 cf. v. 30)? ___Yes ___No
Was that death physical? ___Yes ___No
Can the death the Prodigal experienced be only
spiritual death, since it came through sexual sin and is equated with
being lost? See also Rom. 8:13. ___Yes, it can only be spiritual death
___No, it doesn't have to be spiritual death
Is it implied that the Prodigal was first spiritually alive
before he became spiritually dead and lost through sin by the word
again (Lk. 15:24,32)? ___Yes ___No
Did anyone or anything pluck him out of the Father's
hand as promised in Jn. 10:28? ___Yes ___No
Did the Father's love, faithfulness or keeping power
override the consequences of the Prodigal's sinful behavior? ___Yes
___No
Did the Father let him, of his own free will, walk out on
him which led to his dead and lost condition? ___Yes ___No
Is the promise of not being snatched out of Jesus' hand
(Jn. 10:28) in reference only to those who are following Jesus,
verse 27? ___Yes ___No
Though the Prodigal Son was sealed as a son, did that
mean he was always saved, even when he was in sexual immorality?
(See also 1 Cor. 6:9,10; Rev. 21:8; 22:15.) ___Yes ___No
Does the Bible say Christians are sealed unto the day of
redemption or saved unto the day of redemption (Eph. 4:30)?
___Sealed unto the day ___Saved unto the day
Can being sealed unto the day of redemption be an
absolute guarantee of entering the kingdom of God in light of the
Prodigal Son, Demas, Judas and others who were once saved?
___Yes ___No
In regards to Heb. 13:5, did the Father leave or forsake
the Prodigal or did the Prodigal leave and forsake the Father to his
own harm? ___the Father left ___the Prodigal left
If we reject God will he likewise reject us (Deut. 32:15
cf. v. 19)? ___Yes ___No
We show we reject God by not living holy lives (1 Thess.
4:7,8). ___True ___False
"... The LORD is with you when you are with him. If
you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he
will forsake you," 2 Chron. 15:2. What condition must we meet
for God to forsake us?
______________________________________________________.
The phrases "once saved always saved" (OSAS), "once in
grace always in grace" or "once a son always a son" are not
actual quotes found anywhere in the entire Bible. ___True
___False
According to 1 Cor. 6:9,10 and Rev. 21:8, are all drunkards, all the sexually immoral, all greedy and all liars categorically
unsaved, regardless who they are with no exceptions? ___Yes
___No
Are all homosexuals unsaved, according to 1 Cor.
6:9,10; Rom. 1:27; Gen. 19:4,5 cf. Jude 7 and Lev. 20:13? ___Yes
___No
By simple definition, is a person sexually immoral if
he/she is presently sexually immoral, regardless of a past
commitment to the Lord Jesus? ___Yes ___No
Is the implication that a sexually immoral person could
possibly be a Christian a ramification of OSAS? ___Yes ___No
Is such an implication unscriptural (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Rev.
21:8)? ___Yes ___No
If OSAS was true, there would be saved sexually
immoral people and unsaved sexually immoral people. In contrast,
the Bible only mentions the sexually immoral and states that such
a person is wicked, won't inherit the kingdom of God and will,
therefore, be thrown into the lake of fire (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Gal. 5:19-21; 1 Thess. 4:7,8; Rev. 21:8). ___True ___False
(See Lk. 8:5-15 and Mt. 13:3-23 for #32 - #37)
According to Jesus, do some people believe for a while
then cease believing (Lk. 8:13)? ___Yes ___No
Is the falling away, which these same people
experience in this parable, equated to the plant dying? ___Yes
___No
Did their initial belief (or faith) produce life? ___Yes
___No
Was this life spiritual, since it was produced by the
word of God and came as a result of their own personal faith?
___Yes ___No
Was it persecution over the word of God which caused
this type of person, who was previously saved, to fall away or die?
___Yes ___No
Is persecution a test that will cause some true Christians to apostatize or die spiritually? ___Yes ___No
According to the Bible, what makes us strong (Acts
20:32)? ___Persecution ___Word of God
When Saul of Tarsus was persecuting the church, was
the church being destroyed or built up by that persecution (Acts
8:3)? ___Destroyed ___Built up
Did Jesus say many will turn away from the Christian
faith at the end of the age because of persecution (Mt. 24:9,10)?
___Yes ___No
Does the standing firm to the end, as mentioned in
Mt. 10:22, refer to disciples of Christ remaining faithful to Jesus
during persecution, without disowning him? ___Yes ___No
Did the Lord Jesus or a cultist first teach, "He who
stands firm to the end will be saved" (Mt. 10:22)? ___The Lord
Jesus ___A cultist
Did Jesus say enduring to the end was necessary for
salvation or for getting some reward, position in the kingdom, or
fellowship with God? ___For salvation ___For reward, position,
fellowship
Could Jesus have been kidding, joking, or exaggerating
regarding our need to endure to the end for salvation's sake? ___Yes
___No
Do you believe what Jesus taught in this verse? ___Yes
___No
(See 2 Pet. 2:20-22 for #46 - #53)
Did the people Peter wrote of escape the corruption of
the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? ___Yes
___No
Did they know the way of righteousness before they
were entangled in sin for the second time? ___Yes ___No
According to Mt. 21:32 is Jesus the way of
righteousness, as implied by Mt. 3:11 cf. Jn. 1:29-34? ___Yes ___No
Did they turn their backs on the sacred command?
___Yes ___No
Were these people at one time washed when they knew
the way of righteousness and escaped the corruption of the world by
knowing Jesus Christ? ___Yes ___No
At salvation are we washed in Jesus' blood (1 Cor. 6:11;
Rev. 7:14)? ___Yes ___No
Could the people Peter wrote of have been washed in
anything other than Jesus' blood? ___Yes ___No
Did the same people leave the straight way (2 Pet.
2:15), also called in verse 21 the way of righteousness? ___Yes
___No
Is it possible to lose (KJV) or forfeit (NIV) your soul,
according to Jesus (Mk. 8:36)? ___Yes ___No
Are disciples of Christ likened unto salt that can lose its
saltiness to the point that it is no longer good for anything (Lk.
14:33-35)? ___Yes ___No
Is it possible for a real Christian to believe in vain (1
Cor. 15:2)? ___Yes ___No
Does the true gospel of grace teach a Christian can
believe in vain? ___Yes ___No
How can a Christian believe in vain (1 Cor. 15:1,2)?
_________________________________________________.
Do we have to hold firmly to Paul's message to be saved
and not believe in vain (1 Cor. 15:2)? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach sin could always keep a person from
entering the kingdom (Mt. 13:41,42; Mk. 9:43-48; Jn. 5:29; Rev.
2:10,11; 3:16)? ___Yes ___No
In the aforementioned passages, did the Lord limit sin
that would prevent our entrance into the kingdom to unbelief?
___Yes ___No
Did the Lord Jesus teach, "... anyone who says, you
fool' will be in danger of the fire of hell" (Mt. 5:22)? ___Yes
___No
If OSAS was true, could Jesus teach this truth to all,
including those already saved? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul repeatedly warn true
Christians that
certain sinful activities would cause them to "not inherit the
kingdom of God" (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:8; Eph. 5:5-7)?
___Yes ___No
Is sin, therefore, still an issue under the grace of the
New Covenant? ___Yes ___No
When Paul taught Gal. 5:19-21 did he know that
"neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth
nor anything else in all creation" could separate the Galatian
Christians from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, as stated in
Rom. 8:38,39? ___Yes, he knew that ___No, he didn't know that
Is it, therefore, possible that he understood Rom.
8:38,39 to mean a Christian is unconditionally and eternally secure
in the light of Gal. 5:19-21? ___Yes ___No, because he would not
contradict himself
Was Paul a grace teacher in the truest sense ___Yes
___No
Did Paul fight against legalism (Gal. 5:2-4)? ___Yes
___No
Could such a warning as issued in Gal. 5:21 be legalistic
if it was similarly spoken directly to real Christians today? ___Yes
___No
Was Paul contradicting his freedom in Christ message
by teaching Gal. 5:19-21? ___Yes ___No
Peter wrote, "Live as free men, but do not use your
freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God" (1 Pet.
2:16). Under the Apostle Peter's freedom message, could he be
allowing for an occasional act of getting drunk or being sexually
immoral, as some OSAS proponents say is permissible? ___Yes
___No
Does it follow then, if someone teaches a freedom or
liberty message that allows for an occasional getting drunk or act of
sexual immorality, that he is teaching falsely and should be openly
refuted? ___Yes ___No
Does the true Biblical grace or liberty message mean:
You believe on Christ, then go do whatever you want? ___Yes ___No
Are God's commands burdensome (1 Jn. 5:3)? ___Yes
___No
"Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every
disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his
wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin"
(Jer. 36:3, NIV). Does a warning of judgment, according to this
verse, aid a person to turn from evil? ___Yes ___No
Would the people of Judah have been at a disadvantage
if they didn't hear the aforementioned warning? ___Yes ___No
Similarly, was it advantageous for Christians to hear
Paul's repeated warning of the possibility of them still "not inheriting the kingdom of God," as cited in Gal. 5:19-21? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul seem concerned that he might discourage any
Christian, even the new converts, to the point where they might
give up by this type of repeated warning? ___Yes ___No
Should all true grace teachers be issuing this same type
of warning today? ___Yes ___No
Have you ever heard an OSAS teacher issue the same
type of warning to Christians, as stated in Gal. 5:21, which Paul repeatedly gave? ___Yes ___No
Is it an impossibility for them to do so? ___Yes ___No
Doesn't that prove that Paul's teaching about grace, sin
and the like is different than the OSAS message, since they can't
possibly warn as Paul did in Gal. 5:19-21? ___Yes ___No
Though a warning is alarming when we first hear it, it
is always advantageous to be warned, because it alerts us to a
real danger. Regarding this advantage, aren't all people who listen
to OSAS teaching at a major spiritual disadvantage, for this type of
warning of not inheriting the kingdom of God will never be issued
to a Christian and will even be flatly denied? ___Yes ___No
The Apostle Paul wrote, "This righteousness from God
comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe," Rom.
3:22. The Greek reveals that the word believe used here is a
continuous tense. If one does not continue in this belief, would he
then meet this God-given condition for final salvation? ___Yes
___No
Did Paul believe that a true Christian could fall away
from grace (Gal. 5:4)? ___Yes ___No
Is falling away from grace equated with Christ being of
no value at all to the person previously saved (Gal. 5:2)? ____Yes
___No
Could such a person still be saved if Christ is of
no value to him? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul believe we could lose our salvation by
accepting a wrong salvation message, that is, a wrong message
about justification (Gal. 5:2-4)? ___Yes ___No
Is it logical for the OSAS proponent to accuse the other
side of teaching a works salvation, since Paul, the grace teacher,
obviously taught in opposition to their view (Rom. 2:7; 8:13; 11:19-23; 1 Cor. 6:9,10; 15:2; Gal. 5:2-4; 5:19-21; 6:8,9; 1 Tim. 3:6; etc.)?
___Yes ___No
Did the Apostle John teach that believing certain false
doctrine could cause the Christian not to remain in Christ (1 Jn.
2:24; 2 Jn. 9)? ___Yes ___No
Will raging fire consume the enemies of God (Heb.
10:27)? ___Yes ___No
Were Christians God's enemies before they were saved
(Rom. 5:10)? ___Yes ___No
Is it possible for a Christian to "become an enemy of
God" again (Jam. 4:4)? ___Yes ___No
In light of Jam. 4:4, Heb. 10:27 and Rom. 5:10, could the
Holy Spirit inspired writers of the Bible have believed in OSAS?
___Yes ___No
Who were Hymenaeus and Philetus (2 Tim. 2:17,18)?
_____________________________________________
Were they destroying the faith of some Christians by
their teaching (2 Tim. 2:17,18)? ___Yes ___No
Can certain false doctrine destroy a saving faith? ___Yes
___No
Did Paul hesitate to cite the names of false teachers (2
Tim. 2:17,18)? ___Yes ___No
Did Hymenaeus and Alexander shipwreck their own
faith (1 Tim. 1:19,20)? ___Yes ___No
What did Paul tell Timothy to hold to so he wouldn't
likewise shipwreck his faith (1 Tim. 1:19,20)?
(1) __________________ (2) ________________
Since Timothy was truly saved, then did Paul believe a
Christian could shipwreck his faith? ___Yes ___No
Paul was in a shipwreck on his way to Rome (Acts
27:27-44). The ship he was in was broken to pieces (vv. 41,44). The
implication is, that ship was beyond recovery. Paul used this same
kind of description to describe what could possibly happen to the
faith of a real Christian like Timothy's. ___True ___False
Did Paul teach that Hymenaeus and Alexander were
apparently never really saved to begin with, since they shipwrecked
their faith? ___Yes ___No
According to 1 Tim. 1:19,20, is it Scriptural or
unscriptural to do so? ___Scriptural ___Unscriptural
Does Jam. 5:19,20 teach a Christian can wander from
the truth? ___Yes ___No
Is it possible for a Christian brother to become a sinner
by wandering from the truth (Jam. 5:19,20)? ___Yes ___No
Can that person return to God and get his sins
forgiven? ___Yes ___No
Will that act of repentance save his soul from death
(Jam. 5:19,20, KJV)? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul personally know of some younger Christian
widows who turned from their dedication to Jesus and started to
follow Satan (1 Tim. 5:11-15)? ___Yes ___No
Do you think if some present-day OSAS proponents
would have observed these same younger, Christian widows that
Paul referred to, they would have, unlike Paul, concluded that those
women were never really saved to begin with? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul personally know of some Christians who were
eager for money and consequently wandered from the Christian
faith (1 Tim. 6:10)? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul contradict his own grace message when he
stated the possibility of a young convert falling through the sin of
pride into the same condemnation as the devil (1 Tim. 3:6)? ___Yes
___No
Is it possible that such a recent convert or candidate for
overseer would then be unsaved? ___Yes ___No
Is the devil's condemnation in the lake of fire (Rev.
20:10)? ___Yes ___No
Could Paul have taught OSAS based on the possibility
of a recent convert going to the lake of fire? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul believe the seal of the Holy Spirit would
prevent such a new convert, as mentioned in 1 Tim. 3:6, from falling
under the same condemnation as the devil? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul believe that God's sovereignty, love,
faithfulness or keeping power for that convert would prevent him
from falling under the same condemnation as the devil? ___Yes
___No
Did Paul believe Jesus' intercession, as mentioned in
Heb. 7:25, would prevent the recent convert from falling under the
condemnation of the devil? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul believe that because that new convert was one
of the elect, he could not possibly fall under the condemnation of the
devil? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach that fruitless Christians are in
danger of being "thrown into the fire and burned" (Jn.
15:1-6)? ___Yes ___No
Could the subjects of verse 6 be only Christians, since
they were clean (v. 3), which is the same term used in Jn. 13:10 for
forgiven? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach that lukewarm Christians are in
danger of being expelled from the body of Christ (Rev.
3:15,16)? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach that we must be faithful "to the
point of death" to receive the crown of life and not get hurt by
the second death (Rev. 2:10)? ___Yes ___No
Is the second death the same thing as the lake of fire
(Rev. 21:8)? ___Yes ___No
Therefore, must a Christian be faithful till the point of
death to escape the lake of fire? ___Yes ___No
All who inherit the kingdom of God receive the
crown of life. We know this since the crown of life is promised to
those who truly love God (Jam. 1:12) and those who truly love God
will inherit the kingdom of God (Jam. 2:5). The crown of life is,
therefore, not something that only some Christians will receive, as
taught by the OSAS teachers. ___True ___False
Since we must be faithful to death to get the crown of
life, then we must also be faithful to death to be an overcomer and
inherit the kingdom of God. ___True ___False
Did the Lord Jesus teach that unforgiveness in the
heart of a Christian can negate his own forgiveness from
God (Mt. 18:21-35)? ___Yes ___No
Should we discount this teaching from Jesus on the
basis that it was given before the cross? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach, "You must be born again" before
he went to the cross (Jn. 3:7)? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach if we are ashamed of him, he'll likewise
be ashamed of us (Lk. 9:26)? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus teach if we disown him before men, he'll
likewise disown us before the Father (Mt. 10:33, NIV) and the
angels (Lk. 12:9, NIV)? ___Yes ___No
How can one still be saved, if Jesus disowns
him/her? _____________________________________________.
Would it be possible for Jesus to disown us if we were
never owned by him first through salvation? ___Yes ___No
Can true Christians disown Christ (Mt. 26:34; Jn.
18:25,27)? ___Yes ___No
Did Peter do this three times? ___Yes ___No
While some OSAS proponents in our day would say if
you ever disown Christ, you thereby prove you were never really
saved to begin with, doesn't what happened to Peter clearly refute
this? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus give that threat/warning of disowning his
disciples in Mt. 10:33 if they would disown him for some hidden
reason, or because it was a real danger that could befall even the
truly saved? ___Hidden reason ___Real danger for the truly saved
Did Paul also teach the same truth to others as Jesus
did in Mt. 10:33 (2 Tim. 2:12)? ___Yes ___No
The if used in 2 Tim. 2:12 shows a real possibility of
such occurring. ___True ___False
Is God faithful to his threats and warnings (2 Tim.
2:13)? ___Yes ___No
Could Paul have been teaching legalism or bondage or
an unwarranted fear in 2 Tim. 2:11-13? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul know Jesus gave Mt. 10:33 before the cross?
___Yes ___No
Did Paul want Christians to be afraid regarding their
spiritual relationship with God (Rom. 11:20,21)? ___Yes ___No
Could he have been trying to create an unwarranted
fear in them? ___Yes ___No
Is one either in this healthy fear or in a dangerous
arrogance regarding their security (Rom. 11:20-23)? ___Yes ___No
In light of Rom. 11:20,21, did Paul, with his grace
message, dangerously over-emphasize the assurance doctrine as
some are today? ___Yes ___No
Does 1 Jn. 5:12,13 say we can know we will go to
heaven after we die or we can know at this moment that we have a
present-tense possession of eternal life if we are believing and have
the Son? ___Know we will go to heaven ___Know at this moment we
have a present-tense possession of eternal life if we are believing
and have the Son
For a Christian to reap eternal life must he sow to
please the Spirit -- not his sinful nature -- and not give up (Gal.
6:8,9)? ___Yes ___No
Does sin separate us from God (Isa. 59:2)? ___Yes
___No
Can sin separate the true Christian from God to the
point where he dies spiritually and misses the kingdom of God
(Rom. 8:13; Lk. 15:24,32; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:8)? ___Yes ___No
Paul declared that if a Christian lives according to the
sinful nature he will definitely die (Rom. 8:13). Can this death be
physical death, which would imply that if we would not live
according to the sinful nature we would not die physically? ___Yes,
it's physical death ___No, it can't be physical death
Must the die in Rom. 8:13 be spiritual death, as it is a
direct result of sin and shows what happened to the Prodigal who
died spiritually (Lk. 15:24,32)? ___Yes ___No
Is it possible to die spiritually if you were never first
alive spiritually? ___Yes ___No
Does the Bible teach a human responsibility for the
Christian under true grace (Col. 3:5; 1 Tim. 5:22; 1 Pet. 2:1; 1 Jn.
5:21; etc.)? ___Yes ___No
Can such a teaching regarding human responsibility be
a violation to true grace? ___Yes ___No
Did Jesus say we must obey his commands to remain in
his love (Jn. 15:10)? ___Yes ___No
Heb. 5:9 reads, "... he became the source of eternal
salvation for all who obey him." Eternal salvation is given to those
who obey God. ___True ___False
The unbelieving are not the only ones who will
end up in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8). ___True ___False
The Bible ends with a warning to Christians, that their
share in the holy city (New Jerusalem) can potentially be removed
(Rev. 22:18,19). ___True ___False
If such were an impossibility, this warning would be
false and, therefore, the Bible would contain a form of deception.
___True ___False
If Rev. 22:19 is a valid warning, then can OSAS be true?
___Yes ___No
If a Christian during the reign of the Antichrist yields to
the heavy pressure of the time and receives the mark of the beast
and worships his image, what will be his/her eternal future state
(Rev. 14:9-12)?
______________________________________________________
Does this passage disprove OSAS? ___Yes ___No
If a Christian sows to please his sinful nature, will he
reap destruction as opposed to eternal life (Gal. 6:8, NIV)? __Yes
___No
While eternal life, for a Christian, is a present
possession (1 Jn. 5:12,13), is eternal life also a hope (Titus 3:7), yet
to be reaped (Gal. 6:8,9) in the age to come (Mk. 10:30) for only
those who persist in doing good (Rom. 2:7) and don't grow weary
and give up (Gal. 6:9)? ___Yes ___No
Must a real, Bible-defined Christian "hold firmly till
the end" the confidence he had at first to share in Christ (Heb.
3:14)? ___Yes ___No
Do OSAS teachers openly declare this important truth?
___Yes ___No
Do Scriptures like Heb. 3:14 contradict the OSAS
teaching? ___Yes ___No
Did Paul, the true grace teacher, write: "Don't you
know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as
slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey -- whether you are
slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to
righteousness?" (Rom. 6:16). ___Yes ___No
Does true grace teaching promote holy living
(Titus 2:11,12)? ___Yes ___No
On the other hand, can the false grace teaching
promote immorality (Jude 4)? ___Yes ___No
In your opinion, is holy living or immorality
promoted by the OSAS teachings that go out across the
United States? ___Holy living ___Immorality
In your opinion, is holy living or immorality
promoted by the teaching that David's sins of adultery and
murder did not negate his salvation? ___Holy living
___Immorality
In your opinion, is holy living or immorality promoted by
the teaching under OSAS that if a formerly saved person commits
suicide, he will go to heaven? ___Holy living ___Immorality
Is suicide really premeditated self-murder that cannot
be repented of? ___Yes ___No
Will all murderers go to the lake of fire (1 Jn. 3:15; Rev.
21:8)? ___Yes ___No
Is it possible for a suicide victim to go to heaven? ___Yes
___No
Do some OSAS teachers openly declare the possibility
of a Christian being an alcoholic? ___Yes ___No
Is such a license for immorality? ___Yes ___No
If one denies that a particular teaching is a license for
immorality, does that mean it is not a license for immorality? ___Yes
___No
Is the view that David's sins did not negate his salvation
a part of the OSAS doctrine? ___Yes ___No
Sometimes some of the more moderate OSAS
proponents unwittingly imply that David was never really saved,
since he committed sins of adultery and murder. ___True ___False
Can a truly saved person afterwards become an idolater
(1 Cor. 10:7)? ___Yes ___No
Will all idolaters go to the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8)?
___Yes ___No
Can OSAS be true since people once saved can
afterwards become idolaters and end up in the lake of fire? ___Yes
___No
Were the Lord's disciples first called Christians at
Antioch (Acts 11:26)? ___Yes ___No
Are Jesus' disciples saved (Mt. 12:49,50; Lk. 14:26-33)?
___Yes ___No
Was the Apostle Judas Iscariot a disciple of Christ at an
early point (Mt. 10:1,2)? ___Yes ___No
Was he the same kind of disciple as the rest of the
Twelve (Mt. 10:1,2)? ___Yes ___No
Are Jesus' disciples his spiritual family (Mt. 12:49,50)?
___Yes ___No
Was the Apostle Judas Iscariot once saved? ___Yes
___No
Did Judas go to hell after he committed suicide (Mk.
14:21; Jn. 17:12)? ___Yes ___No
If Judas was never saved to begin with, how was he
chosen by Jesus to hold the highest office in the church, that of
apostle (Lk. 6:12-16 cf. 1 Cor. 12:28)? ___He was obviously saved
___I don't know
Since Judas was once saved, but afterwards betrayed
Jesus and went to hell after his death, can OSAS be true, since it
only takes one Scriptural example of a person ever saved who later
becomes unsaved to disprove OSAS? ___Yes ___No
Is one a murderer by a single act of murder (Num.
35:16)? ___Yes ___No
Is there a disclaimer clause for a person previously
saved in Num. 35:16 or anywhere else in Scripture? ___Yes ___No
In the natural, we as heirs receive our inheritance when
the giver dies. This, however, is not so in the spiritual! To receive
our inheritance of the kingdom we must overcome (Rev. 21:7).
___True ___False
Totally unlike in the natural, when a person gets saved
he changes his spiritual family and ceases being a child of the devil.
In light of this truth, is it safe to reason from the natural to the
spiritual as frequently done by OSAS proponents? ___Yes ___No
The Apostle Paul wrote: "See to it that no one takes
you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which
depends on human tradition and the basic principles of
this world rather than on Christ" (Col. 2:8). Can it be
misleading, then, to reason from the principles of this world such as
is frequently done by OSAS teachers? ___Yes ___No
If "once a son always a son" was Scripturally sound,
then would it be impossible to get saved, since all unsaved people
are sons of the evil one (Mt. 13:38)? ___Yes ___No
Can OSAS be true in either of its two forms? ___Yes
___No
Is OSAS a glorious truth as some call it, or a myth that
promotes unholy living and that needs to be boldly addressed and
openly refuted as never before? ___Glorious truth ___Myth that
promotes unholy living and that needs to be boldly addressed and
openly refuted as never before.
The Apostle John wrote, "This is how we know who
the children of God are and who the children of the devil are:
Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is
anyone who does not love his brother" (1 Jn. 3:10). According to
true grace teaching, is it possible for us to know who the Christians
are and who the unsaved are by their behavior? ___Yes ___No
Is there observable evidence of saving grace (Acts
11:23)? ___Yes ___No
If one accepts OSAS, is this ability to know one's
spiritual family through behavior denied by the OSAS carnal
Christian teaching that a carnal Christian lives indistinguishably
from a lost person? ___Yes ___No
Since 1 Jn. 3:10 (and other verses) teach that we can
know if one is saved or not by one's behavior, but this is flatly
denied by OSAS teaching, is it possible for OSAS to be from
the same spiritual source as 1 Jn. 3:10 and these other
Scriptures? ___Yes ___No
The very first message taught after Adam's creation
was that we will not die spiritually through sin (Gen. 3:4). The
original teacher of this type of message is ___God ___The devil
Soon after Eve heard that first message on OSAS, did
she sin? ___Yes ___No
Is it true that Eve didn't die spiritually until after she
heard, through a false teaching, that she would not die spiritually
through sin? ___Yes ___No
What caused Eve's behavior to change to disobedience?
________________________________________
Does the type of message that would state you cannot
die spiritually through sin promote sin? ___Yes ___No
Was Adam a son of God before he sinned (Lk. 3:38)?
___Yes ___No
Did God give his warning in Gen. 2:17 to a real son of
God? ___Yes ___No
Was that same warning hypothetical or was it cited in
reference to a very real danger that could occur? ___Hypothetical
___Very real danger
If one accepts the teaching today that a Christian can't
die spiritually through sin, is he dangerously deceived as Eve was
immediately before she died spiritually? ___Yes ___No
Did Adam also die spiritually when he sinned (Gen.
2:17)? ___Yes ___No
Can a son of God die spiritually through sin, according
to Scripture? ___Yes ___No
Since the devil, our spiritual enemy, was so successful
with the type of message as recorded in Gen. 3:4, does it make
sense he would still be using it today to destroy souls? ___Yes ___No
According to the Bible, is it teachers proclaiming sound
doctrine or teachers proclaiming falsehood who are divisive (Rom.
16:17; Jude 19)? ___Teachers proclaiming truth ___Teachers proclaiming falsehood
Are teachers who change the grace of God into a license
for immorality divisive (Jude 4 cf. v. 19)? ___Yes ___No
Can teachers who change the grace of God into a license
for immorality be in spiritual office as shepherds (Jude 12)? ___Yes
___No
Is it a serious thing to be the cause of a little one who
believes in Jesus to sin (Mt. 18:6; Mk. 9:42)? ___Yes ___No
Can one's teaching be the cause of another sinning
(Gen. 3:4)? ___Yes ___No
Is it safer and better to believe in a false security or the
disturbing truth? ___False security ___Disturbing truth
Paul asked a question about grace, then answered it.
He wrote, "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that
grace may abound? Certainly not! . . ." (Rom. 6:1,2, NKJV). For
OSAS proponents to cite this passage to downplay the seriousness
of sin or to teach that grace allows for continuous sin is a gross distortion of the word of God. ___True ___False
Rom. 5:5 states God poured out his love into a
Christian's heart, but can sin make love grow cold (Mt. 24:12,13)?
___Yes ___No
At the point of justification, we have peace with God
(Rom. 5:1), but can we afterwards be at enmity with God again
(Jam. 4:4)? ___Yes ___No
Jesus taught we can pass from spiritual death to
spiritual life (Jn. 5:24), but did he also teach we can pass from
spiritual life to spiritual death (Lk. 15:24,32)? __Yes ___No
Does OSAS teaching result in some strange
interpretations of Scripture that can't possibly be correct? ___Yes
___No
Can you understand why many Christians, who firmly
believe we are saved at the moment of a trusting and submitting
faith in Jesus Christ, do not believe in OSAS and openly speak out
against it for the sake of truth and souls? ___Yes ___No
Are you such a Christian? ___Yes ___No
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