01/07/2026
Eternal salvation and the online debate
By Gbenga Osinaike
I saw the video where US-based Pastor Dolapo Lawal went for the jugular of the “Once Saved, Forever Saved” (OSAS) proponents.
Truth be told, he did not spare them. He was not only irritated by the very idea that once you are saved, you are saved forever irrespective of what you do; he came down hard on them, saying that even thinking of such an idea is demonic.
He could not understand why some believers in Christ would claim that once they are saved, they are forever saved regardless of their lifestyle.
Since he delivered that message, the internet has been buzzing with all kinds of comments and reactions. Some even went so low as to say he was merely looking for cheap relevance. They posted pictures he had supposedly taken with Dr. Abel Damina, claiming he came to spy on Damina’s “liberty” and that of his followers. It got so bad that the online argument became intensely vitriolic in some cases.
“You can’t lose salvation!” “You can lose salvation!” “How can you lose what is eternally given?” “Why can’t you lose it if you are careless with it?” “You must be stupid to say you can lose salvation!” “If you are not stupid, you won’t think that salvation is eternal!” That has been the constant back-and-forth...read more https://churchtimesnigeria.net/eternal-salvation-and-the-online-debate/
