The case for OSAS¶
This section treats the arguments for OSAS as arguments, not just as a pile of verses. Each page states the case at its strongest, identifies its load-bearing premise, and asks whether Scripture supplies it.
The pages¶
| Page | What it argues |
|---|---|
| The argument from eternal life | Eternal life is a present possession; does that mean it cannot be lost? |
| The argument from the new birth | Regeneration is a divine act; does that make perseverance automatic? |
| The argument from justification | A legal verdict cannot be reopened; but who is the verdict for? |
| The argument from God's keeping | God keeps his people; how does he keep them? |
| The seal and the earnest | The Spirit is the down payment of the inheritance; is the seal a license? |
| Perseverance or preservation? | The key distinction between keeping through means and keeping apart from them. |
| The carnal Christian | Can a believer live in settled carnality and still be safe? |
| What OSAS gets right | The truths the doctrine guards, and why the abiding reading guards them better. |
Start here¶
If you have ten minutes, read Perseverance or preservation?, then What OSAS gets right. They set the terms and the tone.
The pattern¶
Every page follows the same movement: steel-man the OSAS argument, name the premise it needs, test that premise against the text and the canon, and state what the argument does and does not prove. The goal is not to score points; it is to find out what the Bible actually says.