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| | Perseverance of the saints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Augustine's doctrines of original sin and predestination, but the Jansenist interpretation of the scriptures and tradition, which naturally results in a doctrine of perseverance similar to the Calvinist's, was ultimately rejected by the Church. | | | "The Perseverance of the Saints", chapter 14 from The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Loraine Boettner | | | The Reformed tradition has consistently seen the doctrine of perseverance as a natural consequence to its general scheme of predestination in which God has chosen some men and women unto salvation and has cleared them of their guilty status by atoning for their sins through Jesus's sacrifice. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseverance_of_the_saints
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| | Sound of Grace - November 1998 Online Edition |
| | It is a perseverance in faith and holiness. | | | The saints persevere through faith and in faith not without faith. | | | Indeed it is as certain as the promises of God that the saints of God will persevere to the end and will be received into his glorious presence. |
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http://www.soundofgrace.com/nov98/page4.htm
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| | Doctrines of Grace - Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Perseverance of the Saints states that all who are chosen by God, redeemed by Christ, and given faith by the Spirit are eternally saved. | | | Instead, Perseverance of the Saints means that all those who have a genuine faith in Christ will be kept by God forever and will persevere to the end. | | | Another thing which proves the doctrine of Perseverance of the Saints, is that when Christ died on the cross, He purchased the church. |
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http://www.gospeloutreach.net/perseverance_of_the_saints.html
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| | Reformed Theology Resource Center: Dedicated to the Reformed Faith |
| | The certainty of the perseverance of the saints in grace is se cured -- (4.) By the constant indwelling of the Holy Ghost. | | | The ground of the certainty of the perseverance of saints is also laid -- (2.) In the provisions of the eternal covenant of grace. | | | That the principle of this certain perseverance is not in any degree in the free will of the saints, but altogether -- (1.) In the inherent immutability of the eternal decree of election; (2.) In the provisions of the eternal covenant of grace; (3.) In the merits and intercession of Christ; and. |
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http://www.rtrc.net/documents/wcf/hodge/wcfaah17.htm
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| | Eternal Security |
| | The doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints ( | | | The doctrine we preach is not the perseverance of the wicked, but of the saints. | | | It is a perseverance in faith and holiness, and it is Jesus Christ who keeps our faith alive. |
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http://www.mbrem.com/calvinism/persever.htm
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| | Perseverance of the saints - Pope John Paul II, Christ life |
| | This is an eminent form of professing the faith, a form practised with humility and perseverance by the saints. | | | Wherever witness by word is difficult or impossible in a world which does not accept it, by your attitude you make Christ the servant present, because your actions are in harmony with the teaching of the One whom you proclaim. | | | If we could speak with the Holy Father now, he would tell us to keep praying, to continue doing the work of God, to persevere and to do the will of God patiently until we are called to our eternal reward. |
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http://www.theworkofgod.org/JonhPll/pope_life_of_Christ.asp?page=17
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| | Doctrines of Grace - The Perseverance of the Saints |
| | The doctrine of The Perseverance of the Saints states that God will sustain the elect with the result that they will persevere in the faith to the end. | | | The doctrine of The Perseverance of the Saints doesn't mean that everyone who makes a profession of faith is eternally secure. | | | This isn't the doctrine of the Perseverance of Believers in Jesus Christ. |
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http://doctrinesofgrace.net/modules/tinycontent1/index.php?id=1
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| | TOM ROSS- PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS |
| | Simply stated, the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints means that those who have been genuinely saved by the power of God are also preserved by that power, enabling them to persevere in holiness unto the end. | | | As long as God perseveres in holiness, we can be assured that those who are united to Him by faith and abide in Him will also persevere. | | | The saints are said to be "in Christ", thus deriving their spiritual life and protection from Him. |
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http://www.homestead.com/sglblibrary/files/AbandonedTruth/ATROSSCH7.htm
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| | 46. The Doctrine of the Saints Final Perseverance |
| | Wherefore the characters and case of these persons can never be improved into an argument against the perseverance of real saints, and such as have a spiritual and experimental knowledge of Christ. | | | The power of God is concerned in this matter: such who are the elect according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father, and are begotten again according to his abundant mercy, who have a lively hope of a glorious inheritance, these are kept by the power of God, through faith unto salvation (1 Pet. | | | which seems to be mentioned on purpose to encourage true believers from the doctrine of perseverance when so many professors were forsaking their communion. |
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http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/Sermons&Tracts/sermon_46.htm
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| | JOLLYBLOGGER: P - Perseverance of the Saints (Five Points of Calvinism, Part 5) |
| | This discussion of the “sinners prayer” is related to the doctrine of “perseverance of the saints” only in a tangential sense, as it deals with assurance of salvation. | | | Having said that, a sinners prayer is not necessarily harmful, so long as it is understood as one possible expression of faith (not the essence of faith), and as long as one’s assurance of salvation is not based upon this. | | | So, the doctrine of the “perseverance of the saints” does assure us that those who are truly saved can never lose their salvation. |
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http://jollyblogger.typepad.com/jollyblogger/2005/01/p_perseverance_.html
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| | Perseverance of the Saints, An Encouragement for the struggling Christian |
| | The Synod of Dort explains the doctrine of perseverance concisely. | | | Within the sphere of Christian doctrine, there emerged a teaching called the “perseverance of the saints.” It has long been taught, even from the beginning of the early church, and was defined well by Aurelius Augustine, or St. Augustine as many know him, in his Treatise on the Gift of Perseverance. | | | The doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints has withstood the test of time and critic. |
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http://www.apuritansmind.com/TULIP/McMahonPerseveranceEncouragement.htm
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| | The Perseverance of the Saint |
| | Some of these become sufficiently enlightened in the scheme of the doctrines of the Gospel that they are able to preach or to teach them to others, and yet are themselves entirely destitute of real saving grace. | | | The saints in heaven are happier but no more secure than are true believers here in this world. | | | Their salvation stands in His invincible might and they are placed beyond the peril of destruction. |
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http://www.mbrem.com/calvinism/bchapt14.htm
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| | GIRS Summary Studies in Reformed Theology: Perseverance of the Saints |
| | One of the most comforting and humbling teachings of Scripture is the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. | | | This perseverance includes the factors of faith, repentance and sanctification. | | | Not only did he assert his deity (John 10:30-31), he also taught the unquestionable perseverance of all who are truly his. |
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http://www.girs.com/library/theology/syllabus/subsoter9.html
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| | Perseverance of the Saints, Robert Boyte Crawford Howell - The Reformed Reader |
| | To persevere in grace unto the attainment of final, and complete salvation, is another, and the last in the catalogue which I shall at present particularly consider, of the inestimable privileges growing out of the union of believers with Christ. | | | In the first place, we predicate final perseverance in grace of those only who are "born again"―the saints of Christ Jesus―and not of mere professors of religion. | | | The nature of their connection with the Lord Jesus Christ, I observe secondly, justifies the assurance that all the truly regenerate will persevere in divine grace unto eternal life. |
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http://www.reformedreader.org/rbs/howell01.htm
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| | Cork Free Presbyterian Church, 10 Briarscourt (Annex) Shanakiel, Cork, Ireland Pastor: Colin Maxwell |
| | "If one dear saint of God had perished, so might all; if one of the covenant ones be lost, so may all be; and then there is no gospel promise true, but the Bible is a lie, and there is nothing in it worth my acceptance. | | | "Be not ashamed of your faith: remember it is the ancient gospel of the martyrs, confessors, reformers and saints. | | | And though many storms and floods arise and beat against the saints, yet these things shall never be able to sweep them off the foundation and rock which they are fastened upon by faith. |
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| | Sound of Grace - November 1998 Online Edition |
| | However, I believe His perseverance includes His praying that I will be given grace to keep persevering in faith and God giving me the grace to persevere is the proof of the Savior’s perseverance in my behalf. | | | Other people say "I do not believe in the perseverance of the saints, I believe in the preservation of the saints." This is merely a more supposedly pious way to express that previously stated. | | | If we understand three things we will not only understand the biblical doctrine of perseverance, we will also see how radically different that doctrine is from the idea of eternal security as it is believed and taught by most evangelicals today. |
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http://www.soundofgrace.com/nov98/page3.htm
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| | Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | | | If the rest of Scripture is clear regarding perseverance, then we must interpret what is ambiguous by what is unambiguous. | | | But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. |
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http://www.dougledbetter.org/theology/perseverance_saints.html
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| | Bible Life Ministries - Calvinism - Perseverance of the Saints |
| | We mean that the saints will and must persevere in the obedience which comes from faith. | | | But we mean more than this by the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. | | | Perhaps God has given him a false faith because he is not really one of the elect. |
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http://www.biblelife.org/calvinism_perseverance.htm
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| | Perseverance of the Saints - Tulipedia |
| | Only those who persevere to the end in repentance and faith will be saved. | | | God works infallibly and effectually to preserve the faith of all the elect so that they are never lost. | | | We Must Persevere in Faith if We Are to Be Finally Saved |
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http://www.tulipedia.org/Perseverance_of_the_Saints
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| | The PRESERVATION and the PERSEVERANCE of the Saints |
| | In Him You also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. | | | This doctrine is called "The Preservation and Perseverance of the Saints." We will take a look at each side of this great doctrine. | | | 'He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.' (Mt. 24:13) Not that perseverance is an accident in Christianity, or a thing performed by human industry; they that are saved 'are kept by the power of God, through faith unto salvation.' (1 Pet. |
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| | Perseverance Of The Saints |
| | I also add, that the Bible nowhere encourages or calls upon the saints to fear, that they shall not be saved, or that they shall be lost. | | | The Bible continually warns the saints, as if there was real and constant danger of their backsliding fatally. | | | I mean by the term saints." Now if these people may not be called saints, then there are no such beings on the earth. |
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http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/wesley.htm
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| | Perseverance of the Saints - is it Biblical? |
| | Eternal security affirms that all who are truly regenerated will undoubtedly go to heaven. | | | True conversion means that the body of Christ will be filled with those who love holiness. | | | Can a believer, once saved, indwelled by the Holy Spirit of God, and cleansed by the blood of Christ, lose their placement in heaven? |
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http://www.gotquestions.org/perseverance-saints.html
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| | The Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Because God can foresee who will persevere to the end, He can safely elect those more promising individuals to be conformed to the image of his Son. | | | We have now to see how this sovereign grace of God was, and will be worked out in the life of the nation Israel, and in the personal life of every individual who is called to be a member of God's blameless family. | | | In actual fact a passage such as this one, having specific reference to Hebrew "believers" rather than to Gentiles, and specifically addressing itself to a rather unique and soon to be ended situation, cannot be safely applied with the same force outside of the circumstances which occasioned its writing. |
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| | CGR: On Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Here're a couple verses I think strongly support perseverance of the saints and the claim that those who apparently lose their salvation never had it in the first place. | | | Those who oppose Preservation of the Saints would have their proof if the verse said "I do not know you anymore" but the verse supports our view since it says "I never knew you." | | | Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. |
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| | Frontline Ministries - The Perseverance of the Saints, Part 1 |
| | The doctrine of perseverance teaches that where God gives genuine faith, there will be reliable evidences. | | | His Lordship is directly tied to the doctrine of the saints’ perseverance. | | | The majesty and immutability of God’s promises secure the believer’s perseverance and everything necessary for eternal life. |
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| | Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Is Calvinism's doctrine of the absolute "perseverance of the saints" true, or does the Bible teach that the salvation of the saints is conditional upon continued faithfulness? | | | Or does it teach that those who are in Christ Jesus CAN deny the faith, and that the faith of the saints CAN be overthrown or destroyed? | | | As with the four previous doctrines of Calvinism, let's ask several important questions and seek their answer from the Scriptures. |
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| | Eternal Security is FALSE (once saved always saved, perseverance of the saints) |
| | Apostasy (departure from the faith) is a definite possibility among Christians, even though it is sometimes vehemently denied by the security-in-sin teachers, better known as eternal security or the perseverance of the saints teachers. | | | In fact, apostasy is taught so often throughout the New Testament that it is difficult to believe that anyone sincerely desiring truth could miss it. | | | Did Jesus Teach Eternal Security (or perseverance of the saints)? |
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http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/cat1c.htm
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| | TULIP - Perseverance of the Saints - Grace to the End |
| | Jews were chosen people of O.T. (now church) - Jews were dispersed during the captivity (586 B.C.) now the church…the saints. | | | The saints in heaven are happier but no more secure than are true believers here in this world." | | | Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! |
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| | The Final Perseverance of the Saints |
| | Those that are effectually called, according to God's eternal purpose, being justified by faith, do receive such a measure of the holy unction from the Holy Spirit, by which they shall certainly persevere unto eternal life. | | | It is a glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. | | | That such only are real believers as endure unto the end; that their perserving attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from mere professors; that a special providence watches over their welfare; and they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. |
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| | once saved always saved, eternal security, perseverance of the saints |
| | While 'perseverance of the saints' is strictly a Calvinistic doctrine and 'eternal security' is strictly a Baptist doctrine, both are rejected by Arminians. | | | All Arminians believe somewhat differently, but the core belief is that you are very able to lose your salvation and that you are not 'once saved always saved' or eternally secure if you reject Christ -- even after you have had a true moment of saving faith. | | | Other names for it are 'eternal security' and 'perseverance of the saints'. |
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http://www.eternallysecure.com
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| | Arminius' Works - THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS |
| | Jesus Christ also by his Spirit assists them in all their temptations, and affords them the ready aid of his hand; and, provided they stand prepared for the battle, implore his help, and be not wanting to themselves, Christ preserves them from falling. | | | On the other hand, certain passages are produced for the contrary doctrine [of unconditional perseverance] which are worthy of much consideration. | | | So that it is not possible for them, by any of the cunning craftiness or power of Satan, to be either seduced or dragged out of the hands of Christ. |
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| | Perseverance of The Saints |
| | NOTE: The Roman Catholic Church has an Arminian view towards Perseverance of The Saints. | | | For this page I also used the many commentaries at 'World Wide Study Bible' run by the 'Christian Classics Ethereal Library' at Calvin College. | | | Our faith and obedience keeps us in fellowship with Christ who then is faithful to "keep that which (we) have committed unto Him" (2Tim 1:12; Rom 11:17,21-22; 1Tim 1:18-19) |
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| | Perseverance Of The Saints bradmont.net - βραδυς |
| | Also, if you define being saved as being one of the elect, then perseverence of the saints holds. | | | He knows who does and doesn't wind up in Heaven, eg, who is saved in the eternal sense. | | | The main problem that I have with Perseverence of The Saints is the view that "those who apparently fall away, either never had true faith or else will return." (emphasis added) |
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http://bradmont.net/perseverance
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| | TULIP STATEMENT |
| | Those who are incorporated into Christ by a true faith have power given them through the assisting grace of the Holy Spirit, sufficient to enable them to persevere in the faith. | | | Philippians 1:6 "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." | | | But it may be possible for a believer to fall from grace. |
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http://www.lorenzenfamily.com/paul/tulip/Tulip.html
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| | Perseverance of the Saints |
| | The doctrines of Election and Irresistible Grace logically imply the certain salvation of those who receive these blessings. | | | It does mean that they are never completely defeated by sin. | | | This doctrine of Perseverance does not mean that Christians do not temporarily fall the victims of sin. |
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| | Faith to Confess: The Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 |
| | THE saints are those whom God has accepted in Christ the Beloved, and effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit. To them He has given the precious faith that pertains to all His elect. | | | CHAPTER 17 - THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS |
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| | Perseverance of the saints (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net |
| | Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neither totally nor finally fall away from grace, but will certainly persevere therein and attain everlasting life. | | | This doctrine is not inconsistent with the truth that the believer may nevertheless fall into grievous sin, and continue therein for some time. | | | This doctrine is clearly taught in these passages, John 10:28, 29; Rom. |
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http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/perseveranceofthesaints.html
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| | ipedia.com: Calvinism Article |
| | The name applies generally to the Protestant doctrines that were held in common among the non-Lutheran national churches of Protestant countries and various minority Protestant reform movements, known as the Reformed churches, which formed outside of the Catholic Church in the latter two thirds of the 16th century (and in England in the 17th century). | | | Perseverance of the Saints">2.5 Perseverance of the Saints | | | In France, the 16th and 17th century followers of Calvinism were referred to as Huguenots. |
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| | Fred's Bible Talk - Perseverance of The Saints |
| | Fred's Bible Talk - Perseverance of The Saints | | | The term perseverance of the saints emphasizes that Christians will persevere in trusting in Christ as their savior. | | | They, who God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace: but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. |
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| | Mell, Predestination and the Saints' Perseverence: Biography. |
| | Should this publication have the effect to confirm my brethren in the faith once delivered to the Saints, and serve in any degree, to counteract the tendencies, in our midst to Arminianism. | | | His love for and exposition of these truths were not forsaken in later life. | | | The hopes for it extend no further than the author's hopes at its original publication. |
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| | Truth's Victory: Of the Perseverance of the Saints. |
| | "Shall they certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved?" | | | 4th, Because the saints, by reason of their sins, are deprived of some measure of grace and consolation, Psalm 8.9. | | | 2d, Because he that hath begun a good work in the saints, will finish it, until the day of Jesus Christ, Phil. |
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| | Final Perseverance |
| | And now, lastly, we come to improve this doctrine. | | | So that these words, instead of miltating against the Calvinistic doctrine of final perseverance, form one of the finest proofs of it that could be afforded. | | | And what is that but to say, only going a little round about, that grace will do it? |
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| | WCF - Chapter XVII |
| | They, whom God has accepted in His Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved [a]. |
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