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This passage should never be used to teach a doctrine of Perseverance of the Saints. Not only does the context prohibit it, but the doctrine itself is flawed. While those who say professing Christians must persevere in order to prove they are genuinely saved, they would not usually admit that perseverance is a work that earns salvation.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Bible has a lot to say about perseverance in several different contexts. Clearly, the Scriptures teach that those who “overcome” and persevere in the faith will inherit eternal life (Revelation 2:7). This truth is also expressed in Colossians 1:23 where we see that people will be holy, blameless, and above reproach “if they continue ...
Since salvation is always God’s gift, he entitled his work on perseverance, On the Gift of Perseverance. He denied, however, that the believer can have any assurance of his final salvation.
Aug 26, 2023 · The theological doctrine embraced under the titles "Eternal Security," "The Security of the Believer," or "The Perseverance of the Saints" is popularly referred to as "once in grace, always in grace," or "once saved, always saved." In a brief statement, what is being affirmed is that once a person has become a Christian, there is no possibility ...
6) We are commanded to examine ourselves to see whether or not we are in the faith (2 Corinthians 13:5; 2 Peter 1:10). 7) We are expected to enjoy and commanded to experience the assurance of salvation (1 John 5:13; Hebrews 6:11; 10:22). 8) The biblical teaching of the assurance of salvation must be seen in the context of God’s terrible ...
Step 2: The strength to keep you going in obedience to do the will of God is faith, namely, the assurance of hope, that by God’s grace you will make it through the routine and that the reward will be infinitely worth it all. Step 1: Be earnest to maintain a strong faith. Seek to realize the full assurance of hope.
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May 25, 2014 · The “works” (Eph. 2:9), or “works of the Law” (Rom. 3:28; Gal. 2:16), or “righteousness of my own derived from the Law” (Phil. 3:9), or “deeds which we have done in righteousness”(Titus 3:5) which are excluded from justification and salvation, are not “good works” in the Biblical sense of works for which the believer is created in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:10), or works wrought ...
