<P> Free Will Baptist congregations believe the Bible is the very word of God and without error in all that it affirms . Free Will Baptist Doctrine holds to the traditional Arminian position, based on the belief in a General Atonement, that it is possible to commit apostasy, or willfully reject one's faith . Faith is the condition for salvation, hence Free Will Baptists hold to "conditional eternal security ." An individual is "saved by faith and kept by faith ." In support of this concept, some Free Will Baptists refer to the Greek word translated "believeth" found in John 3: 16 KJV . This is a continuous action verb, and can thus be read, "that whosoever believes and continues to believe shall not perish, but have everlasting life ." The concept is not of someone sinning occasionally and thus accidentally ending up "not saved," but instead of someone "repudiating" his or her faith in Christ . Thus "once saved always saved" is rejected by the denomination . </P> <P> On Perseverance of the Saints from the official Treatise: </P> <P> "There are strong grounds to hope that the truly regenerate will persevere unto the end, and be saved, through the power of divine grace which is pledged for their support; but their future obedience and final salvation are neither determined nor certain, since through infirmity and manifold temptations they are in danger of falling; and they ought, therefore, to watch and pray lest they make shipwreck of their faith and be lost ." </P> <P> Free Will Baptists observe at least three ordinances: baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the Washing of the Saints' Feet, a rite occurring among some other evangelical groups but not practiced by the majority of Baptist denominations . </P>

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