40 Years of Testing Proves "Once Saved Always Saved" is Impossible

From Totus Catholica

St. Paul compares baptised Christians to Israelites who were saved from Egypt, fed by God, and drank from Christ—yet most died in the wilderness because of unbelief (1 Cor 10:1-5), proving salvation can be lost. If salvation can never be lost, why does the Bible repeatedly show people losing it? St. Paul calls Israel's wilderness journey a "type"—a divine warning showing how salvation actually works: grace received, faith tested, some persevere, others fall. 📌 The Point: Israel's 40-year wilderness journey is a divine map—not ancient history, but a present warning that salvation is a covenant relationship that can be broken. 📺 VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 – If Salvation Can Never Be Lost, Why Does the Bible Show People Losing It? 1:20 – Why This Matters for Every Christian 2:38 – The Wilderness Journey: Saved Once, Lost Later (1 Cor 10, Hebrews 3-4, Jude) 3:25 – Church Fathers & Trent: Visible Initiation Isn't Enough 4:42 – What the Church Actually Teaches: Mortal Sin & Final Perseverance 6:38 – Objections: "Never Truly Saved," "Can't Be Snatched from His Hand" 7:55 – Conclusion: The Warning Is Itself a Sign of God's Love 📖 Key Teaching & Scripture The Wilderness Warning: – 1 Cor 10:1-5 – Israelites were "baptised into Moses," drank from Christ, yet most "were struck down in the desert"—St. Paul applies this as a warning to baptised Christians – Hebrews 3:19, 4:1-2 – They couldn't enter the Promised Land "because of unbelief" (not lack of signs or grace, but hardened rebellion) – Jude 1:5 – "The Lord who once saved a people from Egypt later destroyed those who did not believe" – 1 Cor 10:12 – "Let anyone who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall" Catholic Teaching on Salvation & Perseverance: – Council of Trent (Decree on Justification, Ch. 12) – Condemned the idea that anyone can know with absolute certainty they will persevere to the end (unless God reveals it specially) – CCC 161 – "Faith is the beginning of eternal life"—beginning, not automatic completion – CCC 1861 – "Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man... results in the loss of sanctifying grace" – CCC 1857 – Three criteria for mortal sin: grave matter, full knowledge, deliberate consent – St. Augustine (On the Gift of Perseverance, §6) – Final perseverance is a gift "given to whom God wills and is to be asked for with humble prayer" – Pope Benedict XVI (Spe Salvi, §10) – Salvation is not a static ticket to heaven; it's a journey of transformation sustained by grace but never forced Other Key Verses: – John 15:6 – Branches that don't abide in Christ are "cut off and thrown into the fire" – CCC 1431 – "Interior repentance is a radical reorientation of our whole life" How to Remain Faithful: – Daily prayer, frequent confession, active sacramental life (especially Eucharist as "daily manna in the desert"), avoiding occasions of sin, staying close to the Church community—these are not extras, they are lifelines 🌐 Stay Connected 📿 Daily Holy Hour – https://totuscatholica.org/rosary 🌍 Website – https://totuscatholica.org/ ✉️ Contact me – https://totuscatholica.org/contact 🔍 Examination of Conscience – https://catholicexaminationofconscien... 💬 Reflection Question If the Israelites were "once saved" (delivered from Egypt, baptised into Moses, drank from Christ) yet most died in the wilderness because of unbelief, how does that challenge the "once saved, always saved" teaching? What does St. Paul's warning in 1 Corinthians 10:12 mean for your daily walk with Christ?