"'''Once saved, always savedEternal security'''" is a nickname for the doctrine of unconditional '''eternal security ''' as a gift of salvation from [[God]] through [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] as Savior. It is also called, "'''Once saved, always saved'''", a nickname for the belief that we are eternally saved from [[sin]] and damnation to [[hell]] once and for all eternally by faith alone, ''[[sola fide]]'', by believing in Jesus Christ as one's own personal Savior, without any merit or any earning of [[salvation]] by anything the repentant sinner can do, and that once it has been given and received by accepting Christ "into your heart" as Lord and Savior, salvation and eternal glory in heaven with God cannot ever be lost or forfeited. See Romans 8:1, 38-39; 10:10-11.
[[Martin Luther]] famously wrote: "Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger...No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day." (Martin Luther: ''Letter to Melanchthon'')
*[[Sloth (sin)]]
*[[Presumption#Presumption (sin)|Presumption]]
*[[Predestination]]
==External links==
*[http://www.newcreationlibrary.net/books/pdf/295_Luther_Romans.pdf '''Martin Luther's Preface to The Epistle to the Romans''' pdf (newcreationlibrary.net)]
*[http://jpserrano.com/2011/11/16/sin-boldly-did-luther-really-mean-it-the-way-we-use-it-today '''Sin boldly (Did Luther really mean it the way we use it today?''' (jpserrano.com)] "Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger...No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day." (Martin Luther: ''Letter to Melanchthon'')
*[http://www.josephprince.org/daily-grace/grace-inspirations/single/total-and-complete-forgiveness '''Total and Complete Forgiveness''' (josephprince.org)] "But you don't confess your sins to God in order to be forgiven. You already have total and complete forgiveness because of the blood of Jesus." <br>''Pastor Joseph Prince boldly asserts with complete confidence a scripture-based argument that all sins, past, present, and future are already forgiven, and there is no need to confess any sin committed. Salvation in Christ cannot be lost, no matter how heinous and vile the sin might be. All of your sins are already forgiven. God will never condemn you.'' <br>He contradicts the Bible's conditional-forgiveness teaching in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A9&version=RSVCE '''1 John 1:9''']: <br>"'''IF''' we confess our sins - [ ''then'' ] he '''will''' forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness". (John does '''not''' say, "''he has already forgiven all of our sins and cleansed us from all unrighteousness''"—and he John is not addressing his letter to unbelievers he is seeking to convert, asking them to confess their sins and receive Christ as their Savior once and for all, but to Christians who already believe and have hope in him.) See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A14-16&version=RSVCE James 5:14-16] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+20%3A21-23&version=RSVCE John 20:21-23]
*[http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Lutherans/truth_about_martin_luther.htm '''The Truth About Martin Luther''': And Why So Few Read His Works (jesus-is-savior.com)] <br>''Martin Luther's licentious [[blasphemy]] in his own words''
*[http://catholicbible101.com/luthersrevolution.htm '''Catholic Bible 101: Luther's Revolution''' (catholicbible101.com)] <br>''Luther opened the door to licentious behavior''