Once Saved, Always Saved - The Second Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled

Do you know what the second greatest trick the devil ever pulled was?

Not convincing the world he doesn’t exist —
but convincing Christians
that their choices no longer matter
once they’ve “prayed the prayer.”

That you can’t fall,
you can’t walk away,
you can’t forfeit grace,
you can’t choose sin so deeply
that it actually wounds your soul.

That salvation is a locked door
and you’ve lost the key —
even though the New Testament is one long sermon
about perseverance, faithfulness, obedience, repentance,
and running the race all the way to the end.

Because the idea that “once you’re saved, nothing you do matters”
is one of the most destructive fantasies ever preached.
Not because God is weak,
but because love requires freedom —
and freedom means you can walk toward Christ
or walk away from Him.

Jesus warned about falling away.
Paul warned about being disqualified.
Peter warned about returning to our vomit.
Revelation warns about having your name blotted out.

And James?
He didn’t just reject “faith alone.”
He rejected the entire mindset of passive Christianity.

This song hits that dangerous lie right between the eyes:
that grace erases your will,
that holiness is optional,
that salvation is a one-time transaction
instead of a lifelong covenant.

🎶 “O.S.A.S.?” — out now.
A track for anyone who knows the Christian life is a race,
not a receipt.

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