ROBERT February 13, 2015 at 2:12 am
Except, of course, that there is no uncertainty about who is elect unto glory except perhaps on the part of those so elected. God certainly knows who they are. And these individuals once saved, are always saved. By definition they will not finally fall away. For they are elect unto glory.
That is the definition of omniscient God. Note how the Catholic Doctrine preserves the necessity of good works and striving for election on our part. And God’s right of Judgement.
All of which can be verified in Scripture.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Contrast that with the Calvinist Doctrine which usurps God’s right of judgment and removes the necessity of cooperating with the grace of God in order to produce meritorious works.
All of which contradicts Scripture.
1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 4:1
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;