Not doing God's will
"That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." (Luke 12:47-48-NIV)
The context of the above passage indicates the people being addressed are the Lord's servants, that is, Christians. The Christian who knows what God wants and does not do it will be beaten with many blows. When and where he will be beaten I do not know. This does not sound like total loss of salvation to me. It probably is more in line with being saved as by fire.
This passage alone reveals the utter folly of the "rapture" position. Will we be raised from the dead, glorified, caught up to meet the Lord in the air, and then beaten with many blows? How utterly illogical and foolish!
If we say such blows are given in this life so we will repent and thus be ready for the first resurrection from the dead, I can go along with this. This reinforces my thesis that the Divine salvation insists on godly living as a requirement for protection from the wrath of God.
If we would be saved we must turn from our sin. We are not saved "by faith alone." This is a destructive doctrine. All true Christians suffer a great deal of chastisement at the hand of God that we may be found worthy of the Kingdom. We are saved by these Divine fires. They make us partakers of God's holy, peaceful Nature, knocking the foolishness out of us. We enter the Kingdom of God through much tribulation.
We who are not doing God's will shall be beaten with many blows in this life to drive us to repentance, or such lashes will be administered in the next life. If administered in the next life, then we can understand the blows must be administered before we are glorified and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. It is ridiculous to imagine we will be raised, glorified, caught up to be with the Lord forever, and then beaten with many blows. Think about this!