This article evaluates compares the understanding of Christian theism and panentheism on immanence. It shows that panentheism contradicts the biblical understanding of how God relates to the world by making the world to exist in God.

Perseverance of the saints means that God keeps believers by his power, and strengthens their faith so that they can persevere. This article shows that perseverance of the saints is God’s work. It points to the means God uses to cause believers to persevere.