It is also called, "'''Once saved, always saved'''", a nickname for the belief that Christians 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 is absolutely assured, and cannot ever be lost or forfeited or revoked, even if one later renounces Christianity and/or engages in a grossly immoral lifestyle.<ref>While most Christians do '''''not''''' believe this, there are many who '''''do''''' believe that even if one later renounces Christianity and/or engages in a grossly immoral life style, salvation cannot be reversed. There will be judgment, but not condemnation to hell. They maintain that salvation is entirely dependent on God alone, who will not break his promises, and is not dependent on whether or not the Christian is virtuous or depraved, because God's promise of salvation is not dependent on any works man can do or does not do. The Christian has a "license to sin" because he/she is "not under the law" and "there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus". Sending the Christian to hell would be to send a member of Christ's body to hell.
:*[http://jesus-is-saviorchristianchat.com/Believer%27%20Cornerbible-discussion-forum/eternal_security147783-eternal-security-you-cannot-lose-your-salvation-david-j-stewart-january-2004-a.htm html '''Eternal Security: You CANNOT lose your salvation''', by David J. Stewart]
:*[http://www.backtothebible.org/is-my-salvation-in-Christ-secure-or-can-I-lose-my-salvation '''Is my salvation in Christ secure, or can I lose my salvation?''']
::"How can eternal life be anything else but eternal? '''It cannot be lost, forfeited, or sinned away''', for 'the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable' (Rom. 11:29). '''Eternal life once given is an everlasting gift.'''" (''boldface emphasis added'').