<P> The traditional Calvinist doctrine of perseverance is articulated in the Canons of Dort ( chapter 5 ) , the Westminster Confession of Faith ( Chapter XVII ) , the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith ( Chapter 17 ) , and may also be found in other Reformed Confessions . Nonetheless , the doctrine is most often mentioned in connection with other salvific schemes and is not a major focus of Reformed systematic theology ( for instance , it does not even get a subheading in the three volume Systematic Theology by Hodge ) . It is , however , seen by many as the necessary consequence of Calvinism and of trusting in the promises of God . </P>
<P> The traditional Calvinist doctrine of perseverance is articulated in the Canons of Dort ( chapter 5 ) , the Westminster Confession of Faith ( Chapter XVII ) , the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith ( Chapter 17 ) , and may also be found in other Reformed Confessions . Nonetheless , the doctrine is most often mentioned in connection with other salvific schemes and is not a major focus of Reformed systematic theology ( for instance , it does not even get a subheading in the three volume Systematic Theology by Hodge ) . It is , however , seen by many as the necessary consequence of Calvinism and of trusting in the promises of God . </P>
where did the doctrine of once saved always saved come from
where did the doctrine of once saved always saved come from
1689
1689