[adiaireton8]

Because they persevere to the end, by the grace of God.

So until one perseveres to the end of one's life, one cannot know that one has persevering faith. And therefore, one cannot know that one is elect until one reaches the end of one's life. That has been my point all along.

-A8

[Dr. Eckleburg]

So until one perseveres to the end of one's life, one cannot know that one has persevering faith. And therefore, one cannot know that one is elect until one reaches the end of one's life.

Will you always love your children?

[adiaireton8]

"Dr. Eckleburg" and I reached an agreement on whether one can know now that one is elect. See here. We agreed that we cannot know that we are elect until we persevere in faith to death. So in that case, whatever assurance we now have cannot be equivalent to knowing that one is elect. And that is my position on the matter of assurance, as I explained a while back here. Now all you Calvinists will have to live with being "nervous wrecks".

-A8