Perseverance: The Doctrine Outlined Part 5

This week I have been outlining the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints.  Before moving on, I thought I'd offer a brief summary of what the doctrine entails.

To sum it up, "[t]he security of believers is inseparable from their perseverance; did not Jesus say, 'He who stands firm to the end will be saved' (Matt. 10:22)?" (Hoekema, 236).  In other words, God's preserving power does not nullify the call for believers to persevere in the faith.  Instead, it empowers true believers to endure to the end.  God preserves His children and His children persevere in the faith.  This is the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints.

Next time, I will begin to discuss some of the objections made to this doctrine.