单词 | perseverance of the saints |
释义 | > as lemmasperseverance of the saints perseverance of the saints n. (in Calvinist theology) the continuance in a state of grace of the elect. This is one of the ‘Five points of Calvinism’, stated thus in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) xvii. §1: ‘They whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.’extracted from perseverancen.< as lemmas |
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