The Fifth Point of Calvinism

This editorial was written by Homer C. Hoeksema in the December 1, 1983 issue of the Standard Bearer. ____________ We must not imagine that the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints and of the assurance of that perseverance was a new doctrine established by the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618–‘19. It was not. The doctrine of perseverance was not new for the church in general, nor was it new to our Reformed creeds and for our Reformed churches. I need only remind you of the fact that this...