The book of Hebrews describes what happens to men and nations who persist in sin; theirs is the judgment of Mount Sinai where there is gloom and smoke. Those who persist in Christ have Mount Zion as their ultimate resting place.
American Christian can begin to help America when we remember that our FIRST Country is always Jesus Christ!
Sinai awaits the unbeliever. Once more we have cherry picking by fleshly believers.
And yet one of two lame belief systems tends to prevail here. Arminianism: you can lose your salvation. Calvinism: good luck finding that you can gain salvation.
THEY ARE BOTH NONSENSE. They both court anxiety as much as you clever “grown ups” want to try to deny it!
Christ said (1) Whosoever will; and (2) None shall snatch them out of My hand.
Now ask God how He did that, and maybe you will eventually get an answer. But quit trying to puzzle it out with your intellect. It does not lead to self contradiction and that should be plenty, if you were willing to BELIEVE.