There is no such thing as once saved, always saved.
I hate to say this, but the majority of people who keep promoting the idea of 'once saved, always saved' are those who have never received, or have not yet received, the Holy Spirit in the first place.
That is why they have no idea about receiving the Holy Spirit and about losing the Holy Spirit.
They think that just because they call Jesus “Lord, Lord”, they already have the Holy Spirit and it will remain unto them for the rest of their lives. That is what most church Priests or church Pastors, or big YouTubers are teaching Christians of today. So, for most Christians, it is true, you cannot lose your salvation, because an authority in the physical church or a content creator with a big following said it. Yeah.
They no longer read their Bible and even if they do, they would just pick the Bible verse that sounds good to their ears. They don't take the time to sit in silence and pray, asking Yahweh to open their minds to truly understand the truth.
I strongly oppose the idea of once saved, always saved because I myself experience being given warnings by Yahweh of falling away. Not once, not twice but many times.
I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in December 2020, and ever since then, I have received about five warnings about falling away. One of these warnings involved seeing myself in a spiritual dream with 5 other individuals walking toward a large mansion. We were still far from the large mansion, but I could already see numerous guards stationed, watching over it. Upon arriving, we were welcomed by a man, whom I assumed was the chief guard, who told us that we would meet the Master one by one because he prepared an individual test for us. The chief guard then focused his attention on me, telling me that I would meet the Master first. Confidently, I followed him to the third floor, where the Master's office is located.
Upon arriving, we were welcomed by a man whom I assumed was the chief guard, who told us that we would meet the Master one by one because he had prepared an individual test for us. The chief guard then turned his gaze toward me and said that I would be the first to meet the Master. He gave me a signal to follow him. Confidently, I followed him to the third floor, where the Master's office is located.
When I arrived on the third floor, the Master asked me several questions. After I finished answering, he instructed me to return to the waiting area on the second floor with the chief guard. As I descended, the chief guard called up the second person after me, then the third person after the second, followed by the fourth, fifth, and finally the sixth. I noticed that all of them did not return to the waiting area, while I was left alone with the other guards. Then, suddenly, the other 5 returned, and I asked them if we all passed the test. One of them replied …. “No, the Master said you failed the test. He said that if you don’t do better next time, you will perish in the end just like the other sinners.”
Since then, I have felt demons pursuing me throughout the entire month of November 2024.
I wonder why some Christians or believers who claim to be baptized with the Holy Spirit never received any warning their entire lives? That seems strange and makes me question why such important warnings were absent for them, especially when I, who was born again spiritually, received it myself. Like, aren’t they supposed to receive warnings of losing the Holy Spirit too? Don’t we have the same God!!?
So, what does the Bible say about losing the Holy Spirit?
According to the Bible, the receiving of the Holy Spirit is indeed permanent in the sense that once you are sealed by the Holy Spirit, you are marked as a child of God and it is a guarantee of salvation.
This is clearly stated in Ephesians 1:13-14, where Paul explains, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
However, the Bible also reminds us that we can lose the Holy Spirit. Some believers would ask, “Why would God give the Holy Spirit as a gift if He is just going to take it back in the end?” Why!!? Simply, because receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit does not override our free will. God respects our ability to choose, which means that even though the Holy Spirit is given to remain with us, we still have the freedom to make decisions about our faith and relationship with God.
This freedom implies that we can choose to continue walking in faith or, conversely, to turn away from God. If a believer deliberately rejects God or chooses to abandon the faith, they can fall away and potentially be cut off from the people of God, even though they initially received the Holy Spirit.
Thankfully, God’s grace is abundant and allows for restoration if you repent and return to Him. However, God’s grace has limitations. If someone repeatedly rejects His grace or hardens their heart, there will come a point where Yahweh’s patient will run out, and they may be cut off permanently. This is because God’s holiness and justice cannot allow sin or rebellion to persist without consequences, and He will not force someone into a relationship with Him if they repeatedly reject it.
The New Testament warns about this possibility in passages like Hebrews 6:4-6, 2 Peter 2:20-22 and Romans 11:22, where it speaks of those who have shared in the Holy Spirit but then fall away.
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