Do any of you err from the truth?

Here' s the deal, when we would go out street preaching and witnessing in Austin, Tx and elsewhere, the majority of the hardest hearts, the most vocal of the hecklers and the most wretched of sinners were either professing Christians or those who claimed to have once been followers of Christ.

This disturbed me much as the watered down  gospel they were exposed to gave them the excuse they needed to go on in their sin yet still feel secure in their salvation. This was despite their choosing to serve another God, their carnal lusts. They were not serving God and thus either not bearing fruit or they were bearing bad fruit. Jesus tells us implicitly that these get cast into the fire.

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. [19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. [21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:17-23

I know from God's Word that it is my obligation as a believer to try to  convert them and save their soul from death (see cast into the fire mentioned above and James 5:19-20 below).

A watered down and unbiblical gospel of once saved always saved (OSAS or the preservation of the saints) cannot convert these poor souls. OSAS only enables them to continue on in their sins assuming that grace would abound for them.

In Romans 6:1 and 2 Paul warned us about this error when he wrote: "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; [20] Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. James 5:19-20