Most personally convincing reasons you don't believe.

[Athene]

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We're talking about two different things here. 

The words 'salvation' and 'saved' aren't always interchangeable, Drich. Salvation also has it's own stand-alone definition that makes more sense within a Biblical context as the way, means, path or process in which to be saved; Not the actual act of being saved itself.

"Salvation" occurs as a result of accepting the atonement of Christ.

By accepting Christ's atonement, one is (generally) regarded as worthy of being in God's presence, and thus "saved" from permanent separation from Him in the end.

Unless there's some reason to believe that your God would just start evicting individuals out of heaven, once they've already been accepted into his kingdom after final judgement, then sure; Once saved, always saved makes sense. But, if one no longer possesses the faith or belief required to accept atonement, then the way in is clearly gone; Salvation go bye-bye.

Anyhow, this specific line of discussion seems to involve little more than quibbling over semantics, in my opinion.

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Your right to a degree, Salvation is indeed a process through which we are saved, but it has nothing to do with us nor our works good or bad. Salvation was a work of Christ, and it is upto Christ alone to determine whether or not we are saved. That officially does not happen till our judgement.

If you look at the bible we can only accept the salvation offered, no where in scripture does it say we are saved at that moment. Now I'm not saying certain sects do not teach this, I know they do and i came out of one of them. But never the less it is not a biblical principle.

How is it that you're still unable to recognize that I'm in agreement with you on your overall point? I understand that no one is saved, until they're actually saved from Hell, in 
accordance to Christianity, Drich; From a Biblical aspect, I agree. You are correct.

I bolded your text above to once again reiterate a very simple point: If salvation can be accepted, then it can also be declined or rejected; That is all.  
Would you like to know why, yet again? Because salvation simply does not mean the same thing as saved in this context. 
Demanding that they have precisely the same meaning, will not make it so. Please stop it.

You've essentially constructed this non-argument (with me, at least) based on the misunderstanding/misuse of a single word. 

Side note:

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Btw, while I've got you here...You know time it is? I think it might be "What if?" time! 

If you decide to re-introduce it, I for one, will "act right" this time, I swear .
Can't speak for the rest of the heathens, though.    

Think about it!

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