"A good old minister was once asked whether he believed in the final perseverance of the saints. 'Well,' said he, 'I do not know much about that, but I firmly believe in the final perseverance of God, that where he has begun a good work he will carry it on until it is complete.' To my mind, that truth includes the final perseverance of the saints. They persevere in the way of salvation because God keeps them in it."
~Charles Spurgeon
For school I've been reading "Foundations of the Christian Faith" by Boice...(it a really good book and the class is interesting bc a lot of the people are'nt reformed which makes for interesting discussion ;) But anyway, this week the chapter we read was called "The Keeping Power of God" which talks about the doctrine of perseverance...I thought that was kinda cool in light of your last three quotes - all of which are "right on" :)
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