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The essence of a false teacher or prophet is this, they give false confidence to people who do not fear God, assuring them in some way that they don’t have anything to fear, that they are right with God (when they aren’t) and they tell people that in effect despise the LORD, that they still have peace with God.

I cannot find a better description of a current false doctrine , absolutely enthralling churches around the world, and leading millions of the blind into the pit of hell, assuring those who should have no assurance, and running interference , blocking out the very conviction of the Holy Spirit which otherwise might have snatched souls out of the fire.

I speak of Unconditional Security, also known popularly as “Once saved, always saved”. We will look at some of these issues in the days ahead…
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah, Catholic chapter six, Protestant verses thirteen to fifteen,

as authorized, but not authored, by King James

R.C. Sproul wrote a little pamphlet entitled "Can I loose my salvation?", and both he and John MacArthur have talked about it in numerous sermons. Conceptually, it is both deeply complex and, at the same time, simple. It is this dance of the complex and that which is straightforward, that leads to the confusion onto which, false teachers cling to find their relevance.

As I understand it, salvation is a sovereign act of grace. We bring absolutely nothing to the table. ALL the glory belongs to God. This is at the heart of the Doctrine of Election. That none are drawn to Him, but those which He hath chosen. That we cannot even, of our own volition, choose Him. We are that dead (see Jeremiah) in our sin.

Further, if I understand the doctrine of election correctly, all who are drawn to him in repentence (ask for mercy) are forgiven. And all who are justified (forgiven), will be sanctified (a process). And all who are sanctified, will be glorified in that day. But how will you know if you are, or anyone is? This is what we all must be asking ourselves. What kind of soil are we? Are we the 'good soil'? Was this coming to Him for forgiveness a real act of the heart demonstrating that we have been given a new heart?

Ultimately, we are called upon to 'examine ourselves' that we are in Christ. It is a deeply personal examination. It is our responsibility to do that examination. I think the short version is the veracity of the cry for mercy. That is : Does it embody the hurt, the shame, the guilt, one feels when one really thinks about how evil one is, or has been. If you ask for mercy with this in mind, He promises to grant it. Trust in that.

I cannot find a better description of a current false doctrine , absolutely enthralling churches around the world, and leading millions of the blind into the pit of hell...

Amen. It's the apostasy and iniquity we were warned to expect in the latter days, IMHO.

Simply read Christ's instructions to the seven churches at the beginning of the book of Revelation, chp 2-3, any who doubt this to be the case.