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verse?
He did.
think Free will. Nothing can TAKE you, but you can go away on your own.
God cannot lie.

The pasted material from the site "Truth or Tradition" entitled "25 Reasons Why Salvation Is Permanent For Christians" is certainly tradition (Baptist) and not truth.

The bible is screaming on vertually every page of sacred writ that one can loose his salvation through carelessness, neglect, or sin. It is true that salvation is by the grace of God but that does not mean that one cannot fall from grace. Gal. 5:4 says "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." No amount of sophistry can say that one was not really in grace to begin with. You cannot fall from something unless you were first in it. Paul was writing to Christians in Galatia when he said this. They were in grace but were soon to loose it if they were not careful.

II Peter 2:22 was quoted in the article that the dog returned to his vomit again and the hog to the mud hole. In this context, Peter was warning Christians about the possibility of apostasy.

I Corinthians 10:12 says, "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." This is not a bogus warning. Paul was trying to tell these Christians something. Some of you, by your replies, are ignoring Paul's admonition, as if you could not fall. I think I'll take the bible instead of your opinions. The bible says you can fall and lose your salvation.

In I Corinthians 9:7 Paul said about himself, "But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." I guess some of you think yourselves to be better than the great apostle Paul. He preached that he had to be careful about his salvation lest he be cast away.

Hebrews 6:4-6 says, "For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame."

In light of this passage, how can anyone say a Christian cannot loose his/her salvation? Salvation demands not only faith but faithful attention. II Peter 1:10, "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall." Salvation IS ALWAYS SPOKEN AS CONDITIONAL this side of eternity.

Oh yeah that verse is Psalms 55:22 about God not allowing His godly to slip and fall, and how are we supposed to jump out if no one can take us?

so if we do something wrong we lose what we didn't have to do to obtain, You're begin logical, but then again no...

okay, just remember that God birthed in us a new life, and Gave us His spirit, we no longer walk by our old ways even though our flesh is weak... wink

besides, as long as we as christians have full faith in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, does it really matter

*thinks to self* hmm starting to compromise not good, stay with the word of God, Jesus will tell you the truth

No, there doesn't have to be another person there. Where did you get that idea?

Being saved (baptized) is not a guarantee into heaven.
True, if you are baptized and truly want to be saved and a Christian, you won't stray.
BUT
Baptism takes away your sins. It also gives you a connection wsith God to pray for forgiveness.
But if you stray from the path and do not ask for forgiveness, you will not be forgiven.
You must ask.
If a man is baptized but does not act like a Christian should, he will go to Hell.
Blunt but correct.