Can we lose our salvation after accepting Jesus in faith?

Yes. The Bible is clear that faith must come with works. Without works our faith is dead.

"‘Why do you call me "Lord, Lord," and not do what I tell you?’" (Luke 6:46).

"For he will render every man according to his works . . ." (Rom. 2:6-8).

"For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified" (Rom. 2:13).

"For if we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgments . . . (Heb. 10:26-27).

"What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?" (Jas. 2:14).

"So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead" (Jas. 2:17).

"But some one will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith. . . .Do you want to be shown, you foolish fellow, that faith apart from works is barren? (Jas. 2:18-20).

"You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" (Jas. 2:24).

Yes we can. Contrary to some opinions we can. Once we begin to backslide we get on the down hill side of a slippery slope. Churches or anyone who contradicts this is giving over the contrite attitude for a complacent one. If loosing salvation wasn't possible there would be no need for churches or repentance to keep one on the straight and narrow. The reason for the conflicting views is because moderate and liberal methods of teaching Gods word are common, instead of the way it was meant to be. Churches are afraid of loosing congregation members if they teach the condemnation aspects of sinful lives and life styles. Gods word is clear on this if the article, subject and object are followed and it's rightly divided.

I think this is a valid question and I'm not sure I can give you an absolute answer. Paul wrote that many followed after false teachers and "shipwrecked" their faith. The bible warns in many places about those who fall away. Does this mean that person was never really saved to begin with? I don't know.

I know that Jesus said that if I abide in Him, He will abide in me. So I'm not going to take any chances...that is what I plan to do every day of my life.

I don't think you can "accidentally" lose your salvation, like you misplace your keys. I do think there are people who claimed to be believers and then at some point turned away from God. All you have to do is look at Answers..many tell you that. Only God is the judge of whether they were ever saved to begin with.

Both are expressing aspects of salvation, focussing on different parts of scripture.

YES, you can loose your salvation is you will fully turn away from God and reject him. If you don't ask for forgiveness of your sins, as his forgiveness covers all sins, but is only applied to those which we ask for it.

-- Therefore those which say we can loose it and regain it are RIGHT

however,

It is true that GOD won't leave you or abandon you because he is perfect. It is also TRUE that the sacrifice was sufficient to cover all sins because God wants it to. Also TRUE that God works in our lives to bring us closer to his way of thinking and makes us WANT to do his work here on earth, if we accept it. TRUE that a true christian doesn't desire to do bad things.

--Therefore the Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS) proponents are ALSO correct in their way of stating things.

So you see, BOTH are hitting on key aspects and are biblically supported...they just fail to realize that they express different aspects of the same concept.

They are BOTH fundamentalist view points because they strip salvation back to the fundamentals and fail to realize a larger picture.

Personally, I tend to lean towards "you can loose it" because IN that doctrine, you can also NOT loose it, if you follow christ's way, So it seems to be the most realistic and actually INCORPORATE the OSAS doctrine, since they acknowledge that God isn't the one that fails and they believe that Christ's sacrifice is sufficient we just have to ASK for it to be applied to our specific sins.

OSAS is a more narrow interpretation in my mind, since their view REJECTS the other interpretations and only sees their own.

It's like all easter eggs are hardboiled, but not all hard boiled eggs are easter eggs.

THOUGH, if you REALLY ask me.. I favor the Catholic doctrine of salvation which came BEFORE all of those and has stayed consistent for nearly 2,000 years, easily 1600 years before the other viewpoints were even contemplated. - And that is, We LIVE our faith each and everyday, and there by we actively MAKE a decision if we will follow God's path thru not just our mere faith, but thru the love in our hearts, the faith in our minds and the actions in our body... all 3 expressing and living our beliefs. -- Summarized nicely in a little catch phrase "Faith working thru love"

What we do, what we feel and what we think are ALL intrinsic to who we are...we can't separate faith from actions, or belief from feeling, etc. they are ALL tied together.

AMEN!

Matthew Chapter10:

Verse 22

22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved.

The Key words being "Persevere unto the END".

This is but One of Many examples.

Again, I find the readings Must be in Harmony. The Harmony was defined by the Church. We need Unity in Our Beliefs. Why do you think Paul wrote letters to begin with??? It was all about us understanding the Word as One Body.

Blessings.

Well first you need to be baptized INTO the body of christ for the remission on sins in order to be a christian. Acts chapter 8:27-39 tells the story of an ethiopian eunuch that was taught the word of God and he immediately asked what hindered him to be baptized.

Acts 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Acts 8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

Acts 8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

Acts 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

Acts 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

Acts 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Acts 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

More accounts include ... -68 to be exact on baptism in NT-

Mark 16:He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

But anyways... Yes one can lose salvation after becoming a christian

2 Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

2 Peter 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Some people who truly repent of their sin and receive Jesus as their Savior and Lord fall into sin and then feel that they must be saved all over again. This is not the case. The Bible says, "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One" (1 John 2:1). Also, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).

Christian conversion is the transformation which we experience when we are born of God. Since one is not born over and over again, we must think of Christian development in two phases: birth and growth. A child, for example, is born once. True, he falls down many times, but when he falls he doesn't need to be born again. His falls, his bumps and bruises are all part of growing. So it is in the Christian life. Birth is sudden, once and for all, but development is the work of an entire lifetime. We can be converted in a moment: the precise moment that we accept Christ. But it takes a lot of prayer, Bible reading, church-going, and Christian service to make a mature Christian.

There is no "once saved always saved" in the bible.If OSAS is true then all thoses Atheists that used to be Christians are still saved right?

Salvation is a life long process, not a one time thing of saying you believe in Jesus.

The apostle John wrote us a wonderful promise from God: John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Does this mean that once we accept Jesus in our heart by faith, and thus are saved, that we can do anything even immoral things, and we still will be saved? Let's see what the Scriptures says about this.

1 Tim 4:1: "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons."

This text shows that Christians can loose their salvation if they follow deceiving spirits.

2 Peter 2:20-22: "If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: 'A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.'"

The apostle Peter indicates clearly here that it is worst for someone who has accepted Jesus in his life to return to his old ways than "not to have known the way of righteousness". Why? The book of Hebrews explains this for us.

Heb 6:4-6: "It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace."

This text describes Christians who not only accepted Jesus by faith into their life, but also personally tasted God's Holy Spirit. What happens to them if they "fall away'? This text is clear. It is impossible for them to be brought back to repentance, and thus obtain eternal salvation, because they did sin against the Holy Spirit. They have lost it!

Heb 10:26-28: "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God."

Here we see clearly that once we have accepted Jesus in our life, we just can't go on living as if He did not exist, and "deliberately keep on sinning". What would be the result if you did? Would you still obtain eternal salvation? The Bible says that these will have "a fearful expectation of judgment". There again, they have lost their salvation.

The apostle Paul confirms this in 1 Cor 15:1-2: "Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain."

In other words, if someone does not hold on firm to God's word, he/she has "believed in vain".

An example that one can loose his/her salvation is King Saul. He was chosen by God to be the first king of Israel. He was filled with God's Spirit at first (1 Samuel 10 6), but because of his pride and evil actions, never repenting from what he did wrong, eventually God's Spirit departed from him 1 Sam 16:14 "Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul…" NIV King Saul had been saved, but he lost his salvation due to his unrepentant heart. How sad!

These texts clearly contradict the theory of "Once saved, always saved". This theory is simply not Biblical.

"As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)."

Nothing can seperate you from the love of God but, if we dont do the things in which he called us to do your relationship with him is what get's seperated(the time you spend with him) it's you job as a christian to teach and share to others about the gospel of Jesus Christ no man nor women is perfect that's why we must repent and die to our flesh daily(carnal way of thinkin;lustful desires)

here are scriptures to confirm my words and to help you:

Romans 8:38-40 (New International Version)

38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord

Acts 4: 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people , who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

If you are truly a born again then your salvation is secure. There are two important tests in Scripture for a person to determine whether or not he or she is a true believer.

There is first of all an objective test, which asks, "Do I believe?" Ask yourself if you affirm the Scripture's record of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that He is God manifest in the flesh? Do you believe that God saves sinners solely through the merits of Jesus Christ's obedient life and substitutionary death on the cross?

Second is the subjective or experiential test of assurance in which you ask yourself, "Is my faith real?" The apostle John's purpose in writing the epistle of 1 John was to give true believers assurance of their salvation (1 John 5:13). In that small epistle John gives several marks to distinguish a true believer. These are:

True believers walk in the light (1 John 1:6-7). The light here means both intellectual and moral truth. Ask, "Do I affirm the truths of Scripture, and desire to obey them?"

True believers confess their sin (1:8-2:1) Confess here doesn't mean to recite every wrong that we have ever done. Rather, it means to agree with God about our sin. That means that true believers hate their sin; they don't love it. They acknowledge they are sinful, and yet they know they are forgiven.

True believers keep His commandments (2:3-4; 5:2-3). The term here refers to a watchful, observant obedience. Here the believer desires to obey truths he deems precious. It involves a proactive approach to obedience-the Christian studies Scripture in order to understand and obey it.

True believers love the brethren (2:9-11; 3:10, 14-15; 5:2). Ask yourself the question, "Do I love God's people and desire to be around them?"

True believers affirm sound doctrine (2:20-23; 4:2,6). John here teaches that no true believer will fall into any serious, Christ-denying error or heresy.

True believers follow after holiness (2:29; 3:3-4, 6-9). These verses certainly aren't talking about sinless perfection, or even the frequency or duration of sin. The term sin in these verses describes one who lives an immoral, ungodly, unrighteous life as a matter of continual practice, and carries the attitude of hardened hate for God's righteousness.

True believers have the Holy Spirit (4:13; 5:10-11). This is an over-arching test summing up all the others. Is there evidence that the fruit of the Spirit is present in your life (Galatians 5:22-23)?

In summary, one's assurance of salvation does not need to be based on a past decision or an experience. It should rest first of all on one's faith in the objective truth of God's Word, Jesus Christ, and the gospel. Secondly, it should rest on the reality of a changed life marked by obedience, a love for Christ and His righteousness, and a hatred for sin. Take heart if these things are true in your life, and trust God to continue to work out His salvation in your life.

The believer need never fear he will lose his salvation. He cannot. The Bible is absolutely clear about that. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:27-29; see also Rom. 8:35-39; Phil. 1:6; and 1 Pet. 1:4-5).

If you are in Christ, rejoice. Your salvation is secure forever. :)