“Once saved, always saved,” “My sheep shall never perish,” dinned into their ears so often, they take it for granted every backslider will be restored as a matter of course—i.e., without any deep exercises of heart on their part or compliance with the requirements which God has laid down. Yea, there are extensive circles in Christendom today where it is taught “having forgiven you all trespasses” (Col. 2:13) means “every trespass: past, present, and future,” and that so far from the Christian asking