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- Persevering in faith and not falling away means that we must cling to our confession of Christ and work out our salvation “with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12). This synergistic view of perseverance that says we work with God to keep ourselves in Christ raises certain questions.
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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. Of course, this is convoluted reasoning, because if perseverance is necessary to prove salvation, then perseverance is necessary to have 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).
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.
The way in which we persevere in faith and thereby maintain assurance of salvation is by taking seriously the glorious promises and the terrible threats found in Scripture (cf. Hebrews 10:19-31; also Deuteronomy 28).
Dec 19, 2022 · The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, sometimes referred to as “eternal security,” speaks to questions such as “Can I lose my salvation?” or “How do I know that I will remain a Christian to the end?”
Feb 14, 2024 · Perseverance of the saints is the name that is used to summarize what the Bible teaches about the eternal security of the believer. It answers the question, “Once a person is saved, can he lose his salvation?”
Perseverance is a crucial subject in the Bible, especially as it relates to faith and salvation. True saving faith perseveres. A lack of persevering faith indicates nothing less than a lack of conversion to Christ.
