God’s Purpose of Grace — God chooses and keeps you

Election

Election is the gracious purpose and act of God, according to which He calls, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies some, not on account of any foreseen merit in them, but by His pleasure in the merits of Jesus. It is consistent with man’s responsibility of choice, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God’s sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.

Perserverance

Perseverance is the gracious purpose and act of God, according to which by His power, we whom God has called, regenerated, justified, and is sanctifying, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere unto the end of our lives. We may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby we grieve the Spirit, impair our graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal discipline on ourselves; yet we shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. All true believers persevere until the end.

Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31ff.; Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.