To Continue in This Doctrine
Striving against Satan: Building an Attacking Offense
Matthew 24:12-13 – Contempt for God's Law and Love Growing Cold
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James, Soteriology, and Synergism
This article wants to investigate several ways in which the letter of James describes the necessary human response to the saving initiative of God. It starts with a study of James 2:14-26 and continues by looking at the soteriological language throughout the book: repentance and humility, love and mercy, and perseverance and patience.
The Perseverance of Saints
The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints teaches how Christians are called to keep the faith. This article explains the call to perseverance, the struggle of perseverance, and that Christians are called to live in dependence on God.
The Assurance of Salvation
What is assurance of salvation? This article deals with this cardinal teaching, which can also be related to the perseverance of the saints. The author discusses such aspects as the foundation of assurance, hindrances to assurance, and the experience of assurance.
The Order of Application
What is the order of the application of redemption? The article deals with this question and establishes the order of salvation: calling, regeneration, faith and repentance, justification, adoption, sanctification, perseverance, and glorification.
Kept by the Power of God through Faith
The Nearness of God – Incarnation as Presence
In Chapter 1 Burns discusses the subject of the presence of God in John 1:1-18. The focus of the chapter is verse 14. Attention is given to the Word in the flesh, the Word and salvation, the Word and perseverance, the Word as tabernacle, the Word as grace and truth, the Word and the Law, and the Word and our world.
How We Obtain Assurance and Persevere in Faith
Why We Should Read the Pilgrim’s Progress
Almost Home
What is the relationship between perseverance of the saints and assurance of salvation? This article attempts to answer this question as it looks at the possible order in which one can place these teachings in the life of a believer. The author concludes that these are both by God's grace.
Safe and Secure
The article explains the teaching of the perseverance of the saints. There are some verses in Scripture that seem to contradict each other on this topic. These verses must be read and understood in their proper context. Examining these verses, the author affirms the perseverance of the saints as being of great comfort to the believer.
More Than Conquerors
This article explains the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints from Scripture and from the doctrine of predestination. God is the ultimate power by which believers are able to persevere.
The Five Points of Calvinism (6): Perseverance of the Saints
This article looks at perseverance of the saints. The author shows the need for such perseverance, God's provision for this perseverance, and the assurance of this perseverance.
The Five Points of Calvinism (Part 6): Perseverance of the Saints
This is the sixth article in a series on the five points of Calvinism. This article focuses on the perseverance of the saints. Perseverance is rooted in God, who enables believers to be fruitful.
Final Perseverance
The Reformed Faith and Racial Harmony
This article shows that a true understanding of the gospel and the sovereignty of God will lead to racial harmony. Looking at total depravity, limited atonement, unconditional election, irresistible grace, and perseverance of saints, this article shows how in all of these God works beyond race or color.
Edwards on the Nature of True Religion
Final Perseverance
How long will it last?
In this article on the perseverance of the saints (remaining a Christian) the author also discusses the testing of our faith, and Jesus Christ and our perseverance.
The Great Persecution
This article about the great persecution (the persecution of the church) in end times, is about the great tribulation and the antichrist. The perseverance of the believers is also discussed, as well as the text Matthew 24:15-35.
The Other Four Illustrations: How Hope Compels Love
Hope plays such an important role in the believer's perseverance in the faith. Using a few well-chosen Biblical texts, this author provides four illustrations of how hope moves and sustains love.