This is the very topic that inexplicably got me banned at CB. I dared to say that I could see a biblical basis for both positions but that I felt the non-OSAS position had far the stronger biblical, philosophical and logical support. I then dared to suggest that either position could have what I called "pathological" consequences - i.e., an OSAS believer living as though he had a permanent Get Out of Jail Free card in his pocket and a non-OSAS believer living in constant fear of falling away. My Get Out of Jail Free analogy sent someone called APAK, and apparently his cronies among the CB moderators, off the deep-end (even though the same obvious point is made in almost every non-OSAS discussion).
But forget all that. I don't care whether OSAS or non-OSAS is true because I really don't think either one is even vaguely true. I don't believe it's conceivable the actual source of all reality operates at this level of silliness. If he/she/it does, I am simply incapable of believing it and will live with the consequences. I believe the entire notions of "salvation" and "damnation" are nothing more than illustrations of very human, entirely non-divine thinking. Ditto for almost every other loaded "religious" term you can think of.
I don't live in fear AT ALL. I live in thankfulness, curiosity, fascination and an effort to do the best I can as my wisdom and intuition lead me. If this isn't good enough for the ultimate he/she/it, then I'll just accept the consequences. But I strongly believe it will be good enough and is, in fact, what earthly existence is all about.
I was recently struck by this quote from C. S. Lewis, of all people:
Heaven will solve our problems, but not, I think, by showing us subtle reconciliations between all our apparently contradictory notions. The notions will be knocked from under our feet. We shall see that there never was any problem.
And, more than once, that impression which I can't describe except by saying it's like the sound of a chuckle in the darkness. The sense that some shattering and disarming simplicity is the real answer.
Bingo, C.S.