The Work of God and the Impossibility of Falling Away

The distinguishing mark of a Reformed believer is the emphasis he places upon God as the author and finisher of his salvation. Properly understood, there is a delicate and proper balance placed between God's involvement in the preservation of our faith and our calling to walk in the way of obedience, perseverance, in that faith. Both preservation and perseverance flow forth from the sovereign working of God's grace in our hearts. The Canons of Dordt is the statement of the Reformed Churches as...