* Can a believer (lose) his salvation according to the Word of God? No

* Can a believer (Forfeit through sin, disobedience and rebellion) his salvation according to the Word of God? Yes

God alone is the authority on salvation through grace!!! (not Billy, not Oral, not Charles) And with His Word He declares in Hebrews 5:8-9 talking about Jesus (the fulness of grace-John 1:14,16), "Though He were a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered; And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him;"

The issue is not one day you're saved and the next day maybe, you wake up the next morning and you can't find your salvation, you lost it etc... No sir, you can't charge God with parental neglect.

But the issue is something you did.
Compare the same principle in Revelation 2:4 "Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
There's a big difference between "lost" and "left". You can't lose your first love! But you can according to the Bible leave it! This was a choice or neglect you made! God will honor your choice, He'll chastise your neglect. Life or Death, choose life that you may live O house of Israel for "I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel"(the covenant people)--Ezek 33:11

Many Christians will say that was the Old Covenant why are you quoting from the Old when we're living in the New. Don't you know the Covenant has changed. Yes the Covenant has changed, but God hasn't and never will ...I am the Lord, I change not (Mal 3:6)---with whom is no variableness, neither a shadow of turning. (James 1:17)---Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and forever (Hebrews 13:6; 1:11-12)

God's attitude towards sin, disobedience, and rebellion will never change whether in the OLD, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die"(Ezek 18:4,13,18,20,26) or in the NEW, "He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" (Hebrews 10:28-29)

If you don't follow on and to know the Lord and do what is right, you'll lose out in the end! Jesus did talk about us keeping His commandments, they're not grievious! And it wasn't optional, you'll still go to heaven whether you keep them or not; not according to John 8:31-32; 14:15; 15:10 And you'll always notice whether in the OLD or the NEW Covenants you will see the word "IF"; You got a choice to choose in the matter...

You can continue or discontinue in grace (Acts 13:43)

You can grow or not grow in it (2Pet 3:18)

You can receive or reject it (John 3:16; Rev 22:17; Heb 12:15; James 4:6)

A simple and practical definition of grace and our eternity was given by Paul in Romans 2:7-11, "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory ad honour and immoratlity, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious,and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God!!!

What about the "Prodigal Son" many will ask? "Once a Son, always a Son, right!" (sound familiar)

Many will quote Luke chapter 15 in an attempt to relinquish any responsibility for themselves and their actions! It's not funny how these ear tickling teachers and preachers never point out the fact that the son had to return inorder to be restored and the more severe fact that the Father (which represents our God and Father) testifies in Luke 15:24, "For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.." Ask yourselve why is the whole counsel of God edited to sooth the flesh (Acts 20:27)