This is why we must affirm without apology the truth of the perseverance of the saints. We persevere because it is God's will that we do so

This is why we must affirm without apology the truth of the perseverance of the saints. We persevere because it is God's will that we do so. We are secure in Christ. Only when we abandon biblical truth and allow for a gospel that is a mixture of Christ and man can we ever come to a position of believing that Christ can fail to save one who has been united with Him. As long as we remain faithful to the sure teaching of Scripture that "salvation is from the LORD" (Jonah 2:9) we will not be able to profess this synergistic, "God is dependent upon the creature" kind of theology that is so rampant in today's church.

- James R. White

Debating Calvinism