Once Saved Always Saved

There is a heavy debate on this issue where some say once saved always saved. And others argue. Personally I lean toward those who say Once saved always saved. I believe this with every fiber of my body. It is written in Romans "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness" (Rom. 4:3) Let us go back to the beginning with Abraham we pick it up in Genesis chapter 15. In verse 6 it says” And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness” when GOD made a lot of promises to Abraham because he believed what GOD said he was deemed righteous. Now forward to Genesis chapter 17 when Abraham was told that he was going to have a kid through his barren wife, his reaction was this in Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” But notice the following verses that GOD completely ignores what Abraham said, his doubts and GOD actuary grants Abraham his request about Ishmael while he still had doubts about GOD. Even the conception of Ishmael was Abraham trying to help GOD yet this was not counted to him as sin. Now if you read genesis 18 GOD visits Abraham again this time he tells him next year your wife will have a child. Sarah over hears and she laughs in her thoughts this time around GOD gets offended with her doubts. Notice however that GOD only commented on Sarah’s doubts and ignored completely Abrahams when he laughed. What does that mean? Once declared righteous you are not condemned any more, no, not even by GOD himself. Let us also look at another example of the grace of GOD. JOB what can I say about him lets see what the bible says about him. In chapter 1:1 & 8 we are told he was blameless and up right, in other words righteous. He went through so much and he complained said allsorts of things. But GOD declared his friends guilty and left out JOB. Why? He was blameless before GOD. GOD had already declared him righteous. once saved always saved. Even now it is written in Romans 8:1 there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. It is a fundamental Christian belief that we are justified by faith. Justification means that God declares a sinner to be righteous. It is done by crediting, by reckoning the righteousness of Jesus to the sinner. This is done by faith. That is, when the sinner puts his faith in the sacrifice of JESUS and trusts in Him and not himself for righteousness, then GOD justifies him. If you truly believe in JESUS and his finished work on the cross then once saved always saved period. However faith without works is dead as James rightly puts it in (James 2:20.) hear me out before you put me off. James is simply saying that if you ‘say' you are a Christian, then there had better be some appropriate works manifested or your faith is false. You see demons also believe there is GOD and tremble. Yet their faith is dead because actions do not correspond to the belief. This sentiment is echoed in (1 John 2:4) which says, "If you say you have come to know Him, yet you do not keep His commandments, then the truth is not in you and you are a liar." There are people who say they are Christians, but do not manifesting any of the fruit of Christianity. Can this faith justify? Can the dead ‘faith' that someone has which produces no change in a person and no good works before men and God be a faith that justifies? Absolutely not. However, that faith, if it is true, will result in deeds appropriate to salvation. It is not merely enough to say you believe in Jesus. You must actually believe and trust in Him. If you actually do, then you will demonstrate that faith by a changed and godly life. If not, then your profession is of no more value than the same profession of demons: "Who believe there is GOD but act in disobedience." After all, didn't God say in (Eph. 2:8-10,) "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Notice the (Eph. 2:10) is says we are created for good works, which GOD prepared beforehand. So if you pray the sinners prayer yet are habitually disobeying GOD not doing his good works as GOD intends it. You are a fraud. GOD is simple but if you want to be a smart ass he becomes mysterious. Be careful GOD is not mocked. The Grace of GOD is really amazing to those that are truly saved. However, how do you know if one is truly saved? JESUS put it rightly you shall know them by their fruit not miracles as some tend to think. I repeat know them by the fruit. (James 2:14–26) is sometimes taken out of context in an attempt to create a works-based system of righteousness, but that is contrary to many other Scriptures. I am not saying that our works make us righteous before God, but I am making it clear that real saving faith is demonstrated by good works. Imagine a lion once it is born hunts and do what lions do. The same with true salvation you are adopted into the family of GOD would it be out of character if you act like JESUS? Works are not the cause of salvation; works are the evidence of salvation. So once truly saved always saved.