“once saved, always saved,” however, creates a problem because it is an unfortunate oversimplification of this classical doctrine. It makes God’s gracious working with us a static momentary action that loses the emphasis of pilgrimage and the great struggle of Christian life reflected throughout the NT, to say nothing of the similar OT messages about God and His people. The purpose of the Bible is twofold. (1) Everything possible is done in the midst of a hostile world to call Christians to a faithful