...God. 1 See Martensen, Dogmatics, pp. 378, 379. CHAPTER XVII. OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS. I.— They whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. The term perseverance, as here used, evidently suggests first of all the necessity of continuing to...

...totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace." Again, "They whom God hath accepted in the Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by His...totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace." Thus, while the convert is assured as a revealed fact from God that he will sin, and sin " daily in...

...person who has been truly regenerated cannot, by any possibility, fail of eternal salvation ; that " they whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved." — Westminster Confession. The man in whom that dogma has become intrenched, coming to the interpretation...

...come to Christ, and therefore can not be saved. . . . CHAPTER XVIL Of the Perseverance of tke Saints. They whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. 2. This perseverance of the saints depends, not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability...

...and in none of these beyond the measure of his ability. V. Our view is that of the REFORMED THEOLOGY. "They whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually...CAN NEITHER TOTALLY NOR FINALLY FALL AWAY FROM THE ESTATE OF GRACE." " This perseverance of the saints depends NOT UPON THEIR OWN FREE WILLS." " Man,...

...1 2 Pet i. to. not quite so cautiously guarded in expression. This confession declares that : — " They whom God hath accepted in His beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. " This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free-will, but upon the immutability of...

...chap. x.). 5. The Perseverance of the Saints, — that is, the preservation of the elect to the end. " They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved " (Westm. Conf., chap. xvii.). Whether the Confession teaches the damnation of non-elect infants and...

...chap. x.). 5. The Perseverance of the Saints, — that is, the preservation of the elect to the end. " They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually...persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved " (Westm. Conf., chap. xvii.). Whether the Confession teaches the damnation of non-elect infants and...

...chap. x.). 5. The Perseverance of the Saints, — that is, the preservation of the elect to the end. " They whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually...shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and bo eternally saved" (Westm. Conf., chap. xvii.). Whether the Confession teaches the damnation of non-elect...

...— that is, the preservation of the elect to the end. "They whom God hath accepted in His Heloved, effectually called and sanctified by His Spirit, can...finally fall away from the state of grace ; but shall certainlv persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved " (Westm. Conf., chap. xvii.). Whether...