Once Saved Always Saved? - I Don't Think So!

It's been almost a month since my last post.  I have been too busy to take the time needed to write what is on my mind.  I have a great group of guys that I meet with each week for Bible study.  Probably the best that I have been with since my early 20s when I attended Hillside Wesleyan Church.  It is one of those groups that challenges you; keeps you focused on scripture and hold you accountable to God's Word.  A couple o the guys were wondering about the subject of salvation.  They believe in the assurance of salvation but were wondering how can you be secure in your faith if you have to worry about losing it.  They in turn were determined to say that once you have salvation you can't lose it; you don't even have the free will to give it up.  They referenced Romans 8 saying that nothing can take it away, not even you yourself, can take away your salvation.  They also quoted John 10:28-29 which says no once cane "snatch them out of my hand." And they noted Phillipians 1:6 which states that God will carry unto completion the good work that he has started or that if you fall away you were never a believer in the first place.  In proper context, I fully agree with all of those but the key is found in John 15, Romans 11 and other portions of scripture that tell us that we must remain in Christ.  If we don't REMAIN in him, then we will be cut off.  You can't be cut from the vine unless you at one time, belonged.  Romans 11 specifically states how we are "grafted" in but if we don't remain then we can be once again cut off!  Not to mention Hebrews 6:4-6 or 2 Peter 2:21-22.  God will never take away our salvation and no one or anything else can take it from us.  However, just as we freely received it, we can freely give it back.  Why anyone would want to is beyond me but if the angels, who were in heaven, could see God face to face and still choose to give up their place in heaven then I believe it is fully possbile for those of us who have not seen can give it up as well.  My advice, remain in Him and you never have to doubt or worry about it!