What if one of the most comforting and widely accepted teachings in modern Christianity — that once a person is truly saved, they can never lose their salvation no matter what they do — is not actually taught in Scripture the way many assume?

In this deep-dive episode of Mining Scripture, we slow down and examine the question verse by verse, from the Gospels to the letters of Paul and all the way to Revelation: Does the Bible actually teach “once saved, always saved”? Or has a popular idea — shaped more by later theology than by the full counsel of God’s Word — quietly shaped what many Christians believe?

• If salvation is eternally secure no matter what, why does Jesus repeatedly warn His followers about falling away, being cut off, or having their names blotted out of the Book of Life?
• Why do the apostles urge believers t ...