I am going to read once more the words which are to be found in Paul's Epistle to the Romans in Chapter 8,

verses 28, 29, and 30. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did

foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son, that he might be the

first born among many brethren.

Moreover, whom he did predestinate, they may also call,

and whom he called them he also justified,

and whom he justified them he also glorified.

Now we've seen that the doctrine which is taught in these three verses

is the great doctrine of the final perseverance of the saints.

It's important that we should realize that that is the doctrine which is taught here

and that we do not concentrate only upon subsidiary

portions of that great doctrine, or concentrate upon doctrines which are implied by and involved

in that great fundamental doctrine. The great thing here, and it's given for the comfort of these Romans primarily, but also of all Christians, is this doctrine,

that the saints, the called of God, those who love God, are going to persist and to be kept persevering right until their final glorification.

Now, having worked out the doctrine, as it is shown us, by the individual statements and the particulars in this comprehensive statement,

we've been considering objections to that doctrine, or perhaps I ought to say, difficulties which many people feel. No one should

have an objection, and we dealt with that at the beginning, but we've been trying to help those

who feel a certain amount of difficulty,

and particularly so in the light of certain statements in the scripture, which seem to

teach something that is opposed to what is taught so clearly here. And we've dealt with a number

of such scriptures. We've grouped them under various

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