The Apostle’s exhortation for the new disciples to continue in the grace of God in Acts 13:43 would be unnecessary and insane if Calvinistic Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of the saints were true.

Since the Apostles’ epistles are addressed to regenerated believers in Christ, the warnings about falling away from Christ within those epistles must be for them.

The warnings of chapter Hebrews 12 show that a regenerated Christian could fail of the grace of God over something of a similar nature to Esau selling his birthright.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 shows that the Christian is under probation.

1 Timothy 4:16 shows that the Christian’s salvation is not guaranteed yet.

Matthew 24:9-13 shows how the Christian still has a course to finish which they are not guaranteed to finish without disqualification.  The falling away which these verses describe would be meaningless activity if all of those who turned away were never really on the right track (that is, the narrow way to eternal life in Christ) to begin with.

The only ones who can recover from falling are those who consider it inexcusable that they fell.  Those who believe they must sin daily in thought, word, and deed have a mindset which is utterly contrary to this.

1 Corinthians 10:12-13 demonstrate how we must recognize our capability of falling; and also believe that God is able to keep us from falling.

From the perspective of Calvinism/Reformed Theology, there is no such thing as a 2nd chance or a 3rd chance- since (according to that) the non-elect never had a real chance at all and the elect have Jesus’ personal righteousness covering their past, present, and future sins already.

You just have to read the last chapter of the Bible to see that a warning against unconditional eternal security for Christians is virtually the last thing spoken of in the Bible (see Revelation 22:18-19).

To earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints like the Bible commands and be true to Christ we must have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to Calvinism/Reformation Theology, Dispensationalism, and other forms of unconditional eternal security doctrine.

It makes sense that Satan wants true Christians to think that all who fall away from Christ were never really true believers in Him to begin with.  

Calvinism/Reformation Theology’s influence is actually a key tool of the devil to cause the elect to fall away and have their election in Christ reversed.

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