Perseverance: Reformed View

Question 1

Reformed/Calvinistic view of perseverance

Answer 1

The elect perseveres demonstrating their elections, and by the grace of God cannot fall away.

Question 2

Jn 6:37,39

Answer 2

All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out….And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.

Question 3

Ro 8:30 (+note)

Answer 3

And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

Note: God will bring those he truly predestines, calls, and justifies safely into heavenly glory.

Question 4

Php 1:6

Answer 4

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Question 5

Verses supporting Reformed view of perseverance

Answer 5

Verses supporting Reformed view of perseverance:

1. Jn 6:37,39
2. Ro 8:30
3. Php 1:6
4. 1 Jn 5:13

Question 6

1 Jn 5:13 (+note)

Answer 6

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Note: “Know” = “εἰδῆτε”: second perfect active subjective of οἶδα, “to know with settled intuitive knowledge: (A T Robertson). John is writing in order that believers might have firm assurance of their salvation.