... OSAS doctrine is Man Made and not biblical. This doctrine only came about in the 1600.s and does not apply the apostolic teachings of CHrist. Where Paul speaks of Faith , Jesus teaches obedience to our Faith.
THey dont apply Most of the New Testament of CHrist to their doctrine or teachings. They seem to omit the idea that Gods Laws which are his commandments, have nothing to do with ones salvation. These are the good fruits we produce out of love for us FAITHFUL CHristians to follow.
Gods commandments are not grevious.
As an Orthodox christian I believe Faith saves us, but we must define what real faith means in Christ.
Matthew 24:13 - "But he who endures to the end shall be saved
Jesus Christ will judge in the last day (John 12:48). He who endures to the end. That hasn't happened yet, so technically we are not saved from that yet. Salvation is clearly conditional. We must ENDURE to the end, and then we will be saved. Why would Jesus spent so much of his ministry on teaching faith and commandment keeping.
This is why Free will is important for us all. Christ would never leave us, however we could walk away from him and his words.
Doers of the word and hearers of the word are two different kinds of christians.
Zeke