1689 LBCF ch. 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Source: 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (Chapter 17) · creed
Those whom God has accepted in the Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by his Spirit, and given the precious faith of his elect unto, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Rufinus of Aquileia, Commentary on the Apostles' Creed (c. AD 404)
- manuscript_tradition: Pirminius, De singulis libris canonicis scarapsus (c. AD 750) — earliest received form
- translation: Latin (Symbolum Apostolicum) — Western Church
- citation_tradition: Cited by every major catechism since 8th century
- republication: CCEL — Creeds of Christendom (Schaff)
Connections
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