Eternal security is a true doctrine based on the Bible which is God's Word.

JESUS SAYS THAT MEN MUST RADICALLY CUT OFF OCCASIONS OF SIN TO AVOID HELL, NOT JUST BELIEVE In Matthew chapter 5, we find the parable about cutting off one"s hand or eye to avoid Hell. Matthew 5:29-30- "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee" And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell." This parable, which obviously refers to cutting off occasions of sins " things in life that will drag people into offenses against God " only has a meaning if sins and works are a part of determining whether one attains salvation. By cutting off sinful things and bad works, one will save his soul. Man"s sins and works are therefore a part of his justification. If man were justified by faith alone, this parable would not make any sense whatsoever. NOT ALL WHO SAY "LORD, LORD" ENTER HEAVEN, BUT HE THAT DOES THE WILL OF GOD Matthew 7:21-23- "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Here we see that he who "doeth" the will of God will enter Heaven, not all who consider Jesus to be the Lord. Then Jesus emphasizes the point by stating that you must do what He says to be His. Matthew 7:24-27- "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock" And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." How clear does it have to be? It"s a matter of whether you hear His words and do them. It"s not by faith alone. YOU MUST PERSEVERE TO THE END TO BE SAVED Matthew 10:22- "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved." This totally contradicts the Protestant view of "once saved always saved." Also see Mark 13:13 for the same message. MEN CAN FOLLOW THE WAY OF JESUS AND THEN TURN BACK AND BE OVERCOME 2 Peter 2:20-22- "For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." This verse indicates that people who are justified can lose their justification through sins. It"s a clear proof of the Catholic teaching on justification. Some might try to argue that he"s simply speaking here of people who"ve heard of the Gospel, not those who really believed it. That doesn"t hold up. The verse says that these people have "known the way of righteousness" and "escaped the pollutions of the world." One doesn"t escape the pollutions of the world by simply hearing of the Gospel. His language describes someone who is walking the justified path and then turns away. That"s why 2 Peter 2:23 compares this man to a sow (a pig) who has been washed (i.e. justified) and then returns to the mud! That"s also why, earlier in the same chapter, a reference was made to the angels who sinned and lost their justification. St. Peter was really driving the point home. THE ANGELS, ONCE JUSTIFIED, LOST THEIR JUSTIFICATION THROUGH SIN 2 Peter 2:4- "" God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment." The angels were created in justification; but they sinned mortally, lost their justification, and were cast into Hell. These passages completely contradict the Protestant view of justification. GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION TO ALL WHO "OBEY" HIM Hebrews 5:9- "And being made perfect, he [Jesus] became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him." It"s not by faith alone. BELIEVERS CAN FALL AWAY " PERIOD! Hebrews 6:4-6- "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." This passage clearly shows that people who are believers, who "were partakers of the Holy Ghost," can fall away from the state of justification. The reference to it being "impossible" for such people to be renewed again to that state refers to the original grace of baptism, by which they were first cleansed from sin. They cannot be baptized again, but even grave sins can be forgiven in confession (John 20:23). This passage obliterates " totally demolishes " the once saved always saved Protestant theology. BELIEVERS CAN BE DAMNED FOR THEIR SINS AFTER KNOWING THE TRUTH " THUS DISPROVING FAITH ALONE! Hebrews 10:26-27- "For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." In the same book and in the same vein as the above warning (Hebrews 6:4-6), this passage says that those who have the faith " St. Paul speaks of "we" " can lose salvation as a result of willful sins. WITHOUT HOLINESS, NO MAN SHALL SEE THE LORD Hebrews 12:14- "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." This verse teaches that the justification necessary for salvation is a sanctification: a true holiness possessed by the person. It is not, as Protestants contend, the righteousness of Christ being imputed (i.e. applied) to a person, even though he remains interiorly unholy. Explaining the Protestant view of the justified man, Martin Luther said that a justified man is like a mound of dung covered over with snow. The man remains sinful and iniquitous on the inside; but, as soon as he believes, the righteousness of Christ is applied to him as a covering and a cloak. This enables a dirty and iniquitous man to be saved, according to Protestant doctrine. He can be saved, even though he doesn"t possess holiness in himself, but remains a dung of sin on the inside. We can see how this view contradicts the teaching of the Bible, which is that a justified man is actually and truly holy by God"s grace. He is sanctified and changed interiorly; he must possess this interior holiness to see the Lord. It should also be pointed out that what God says happens. If He pronounces someone just, that"s because that person is truly just, not fictitiously just or cloaked over. Mark 4:17- "" And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended." Luke 8:13- "They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away." Jesus says clearly in Luke 8:13 that these people believe "for a while." The Protestants might say this refers to people who do not truly believe. One cannot say that, for Jesus Himself says that they believe for a time. This entire parable refutes " and has no meaning in " the false Protestant view of justification. It not only teaches us that one can believe and then fall away, but that sins, temptations, worldly concerns, efforts to overcome the world and its snares and its cares (Mt. 13:22), all are part of one"s justification and salvation. It"s a striking confirmation of the Catholic teaching on justification, and a striking refutation of the Protestant position. Luke 8:15- "But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience." Those who bring forth fruit unto eternal life are those who hear the word and "keep it" or practice it. JESUS SHALL CAST INTO HELL THOSE WHO DO INIQUITY Matthew 13:41-42- "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." God will condemn people to Hell based on whether they do iniquity. IF BELIEVERS DON"T CONTINUE IN GOODNESS, THEY WILL BE CUT OFF In Romans chapter 11, we come to a verse which devastates Protestant theology. Romans 11:20-22- "Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off." Romans chapter 11 clearly speaks of the Jews being cut off because of unbelief. And then in verse 22, St. Paul says that you believing Christians will also be cut off unless you continue in goodness. This destroys the ideas of justification by faith alone and once saved always saved.