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Perseverance of the Saints
What Calvin taught
Calvinist Claim
Those whom God has elected will persevere in faith and righteous living until the end. If a person does not persevere, they were never truly saved. Some Calvinists use Matthew 24:13 — "he that shall endure unto the end" — to say that today's believer must maintain good works to prove his salvation.
What the Bible Says
Calvin was right that once saved, always saved but wrong about why. It is not because the believer perseveres, but because the Holy Spirit seals the believer permanently. Let's see what the Bible says:
"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise."
— Ephesians 1:13
"And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
— Ephesians 4:30
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
— Ephesians 2:8–9
⚖ Bible Refutes
Eternal security is 100% true but it rests on the sealing of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30), not on man's perseverance.
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