The Christian life can feel very disappointing if we misunderstand the nature of sanctification. Growing in godliness isn't like learning to ride a bike; to learn to ride is essentially to master the challenge. Sanctification is more like guerilla warfare. No matter how much skill and experience you gain in the war, there is always another enemy set on taking your life. The Bible unashamedly uses the image of warfare to capture the urgency of our fight against sin.
But our situation is better than the analogy of guerilla warfare. Because, as Scripture teaches, the battle belongs to the Lord. And the Lord will defeat sin in every elect child. The fifth head of doctrine of the Canons of Dort is on the Perseverance of the Saints.
The followers of Jacob Arminius taught that people cannot be confident of their own perseverance. The Canons respond by making a biblical case for the perseverance of the saints. The case does not center on the performance on the faithful but on the faithfulness of God. In other words, understanding perseverance requires knowing who you are and knowing who God is.
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