Anytime I witness a debate about “Eternal Salvation”, I am less concerned about the theological debates, than a realisation that many Christians do not love God. They are not in love with him. Rather, they serve him because they are afraid of hell, curses and poverty. They are essentially in an abusive relationship with their creator.

Many do not long to hear his voice, lest it condemns them. They associate Christianity with condemnation, guilt and excessive confession of sins. They work at their salvation and have earned it through fasting, prayer and ascetic living. Their salvation is not free. They have paid for it.