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.
How to Overcomes Fears You Might One Day Turn Away from Christ
Are you afraid that you might one day fall away from Christ? This article provides three things you should do if you doubt whether you will keep the faith.
Perseverance and Glorification
High Fidelity
This article contrasts Christ's faithfulness as bridegroom of the Church in His promise to preserve and protect the Church till He returns, with the faithfulness of most men today, who easily opt to dissolve their marriage despite their vows.
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.
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 Perseverance of the Saints
Final Perseverance
Final Perseverance
Apostasy and How it Happens
This article is about apostasy and backsliding. The author also looks at Hebrews 6:4-6 and Hebrews 6:8-12.
Does Jesus got You?
In this article on the perseverance of the saints, the author looks at the faithfulness of God in our salvation, and the place of faith in our salvation.
Preservation and Perseverance
This article is about the preservation by God and the perseverance of the saints. The author also discusses election, believers falling into sin and Canons of Dort Chapter 5:15.
Perseverance
Our Perseverance The perseverance of the believers
Perseverance and Assurance
If Christians Can Lose Their Salvation, We All Lose the Gospel
This article explains that if one believes that true believers can lose their salvation and be cast away forever, there is much damage done to other biblical doctrines, such as election and predestination, the atonement, justification by faith, indwelling of the Spirit, and the promises of God.
Response to Your Baptism: Chapter 5 – To Continue in This Doctrine
Perseverance of the Saints
This article defines the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, including its importance and application to believers.
The Beginning of our Glorification
The final step in the order of salvation is glorification. This article explains that the truth of the believer’s glorification is rooted in the truth of the believer’s union with Christ. What Christians are waiting for in the coming of Christ is the full realization of the status of the believer.
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.
Confessional Certainty
Assurance of salvation is what God wills for his children. This article examines the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession and Canons of Dort to show what they teach on the assurance of salvation.
The Preservation of Saints
The doctrine of the preservation of the saints looks at assurance of salvation from God’s perspective. This biblical truth is given to the believers for their comfort, so that they may know that they will not be lost forever.
Certain Assurance
It is God’s will that his children should be assured of their salvation. This article argues that assurance of salvation is a certain thing.
Precious Assurance
It is God’s will that his children should be assured of their salvation. On the other hand, assurance of salvation is not experienced by all believers. This article looks at how the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and Arminianism, as well as some teachings of the Puritans, rob believers of their assurance of salvation.
Perseverance of the Saints
This article discusses the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, and its connection to the practical questions and challenges in a believer's life.
The Perseverance of the Saints: A History of the Doctrine
This essay provides a historical overview of the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. It starts with the first extensive treatment of the doctrine in Augustine. The author indicates the central role the understanding of election plays in this doctrine.
Kept by the Power of God through Faith
Run to Win the Prize – Exhortations to Persevere
Assurance and Perseverance in Hebrews 6:1-8
Is Hebrews 6:1-8 contrary to the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints? After studying some keywords from this text, the article argues that the passage meets the people of God at their greatest need by wooing them to draw not away from, but deeper into the gospel for greater assurance of salvation and confidence in their salvation.
How We Obtain Assurance and Persevere in Faith
Assured by God – Our Sure Foundation
This book and essay are about assurance of salvation and perseverance in the faith. This assurance of God’s gracious fatherly love to us in Christ is vital to Christian life and witness. Many Christians lack this assurance. Chapter 1 reflects on the one sure foundation of Christians’ assurance—Jesus Christ—and the purpose of salvation.
The Means of Persevering Grace
This article addresses some of the arminian doubts concerning the teaching of the perseverence of the saints. The author refers to the Canons of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619), focusing on the means of grace that God has provided so that believers might be ble to persevere. These means of grace include prayer, the Holy Spirit, the proclamation of Scripture, and the sacraments.
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.
Preserved by God
Perseverence of the saints is not something that believers have to do or achieve on their own. It is God who makes believers capable of finishing the race of perseverence.
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.
Running the Race
In Hebrews 12:1-3 the Christian life is compared to a race. The Christian life is marked by endurance and fighting against sin, and its goal is Christ.
Can the Regenerate Be Erased from the Book of Life?
This is a meditation on Revelation 3:5. What does it mean to have your name written in the book of life?
Today's Mercies for Today's Troubles
Saving faith has much to do with the trust that God will grant faith tomorrow. Trusting Christ today includes trusting Him not to leave you tomorrow. "Often we feel today like our resevoir of strength is not going to last for another day. The reality is, it won’t. Today’s resources are for today. We may have confidence that new resources will be given tomorrow."
"I Will Not Erase His Name from the Book of Life" (Revelation 3:5)
Is it possible for a true believer to lose his salvation? How should we read and understand the promise of Revelation 3:5? Should this text be read as a support for the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints? The author wants to demonstrate that a good reading of this passage does not include the possibility of the loss of salvation.
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.
Can Christians Lose Their Salvation? (Hebrews 6)
Kept for Jesus – How Deep the Father's Love for Us
When Conversion Is Joy and Death Victory: Historical Foundations of the Doctrine of Perseverance
How did the doctrine of the perseverence of the saints develop in the way it is understood and applied in the life of the church? This article gives an overview of the history of this doctrine, starting with the important contribution of Augustine. It continues with how Thomas Aquinas saw perseverance as a necessary gift of God, but believers cannot be certain it was given to them.
Perseverance within an Ordo Salutis
This article wants to put the distinctive elements of salvation in relation to each other in order to create a comprehensive picture. He links the initiating elements of the spiritual life with the progress of the believer’s life, with a view to preparing the ground to redefine the doctrine of the perseverance of believers within such a revised order of salvation.
Perseverance of the Saints
This article relates the teaching of the perseverance of the saints to another Calvinistic doctrine, the doctrine of election. It explains further this relation, noting the role of man and the role of God in the process of perseverance, the possibility of backsliding, the danger of relying on external conduct as a sign of election, and the insecure ground of belief on which Arminianism stands.