Paragraph 1 states that our perseverance depends upon God’s having accepted us in the Beloved, His having effectually called us and sanctified us by His Spirit, and the elect sinner having been given the faith of God’s elect. These persons, it says, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. What is the reason for this certainty? The reason for the certainty is that the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable. The salvation of any sinner is based not upon their works or their own perseverance apart from the grace of God. Salvation is God’s gift, and it will not be taken back, once it is bestowed.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
