Deceived By The Apostate Church?

Q. My question has to do with the “falling away” 2 Thes. 2:1-12. I understand that many will be deceived by/into the apostate church of the End Times through various avenues. If someone is/starts out a true Christian but in the process of living becomes deceived and does not realize nor repent of this but continues to sincerely believe they are following Jesus even though they have fallen away from the Gospel they were saved with and their relationship with Jesus, have they lost their salvation?

I believe in OSAS for all the reasons you teach – but I’m wondering if verse 12 is talking only about those who have never been reconciled to God — or is it also talking about those Christians who become deceived?

A. In 2 Cor. 1:21-22, Paul wrote that at the moment He sealed the Holy Spirit with in you, God accepted responsibility for keeping you saved.  In John 6:38-40 He said he would never lose any of us.  John 10:27-30 and Romans 8:38-39 both say that nothing can ever get us away from the Lord.

2 Thes. 2:10 identifies the subject of verses 11 and 12 as “Those who are perishing.”  Non-believers.  Besides, these verses refer to a time after the anti-Christ is revealed, in other words after the Church is gone.