Editing Perseverance of the saints (section)

==== Historical acknowledgment of the interpretations ====
In Calvinist circles, thus, two practical interpretations emerge regarding "perseverance of the saints": One interpretation accept explanations of apparent apostasy such as "evanescent grace," which does not offer believers absolute assurance of salvation during life. The other interpretation rejects these explanations, asserting that believers, through introspection, can know with absolute certainty that they are elect, thus allowing belief in eternal security.{{sfn|Purkiser|1972|p=74|ps=. "In the majority of cases, however, the doctrine of eternal security is not grounded on the Calvinistic dogma of unconditional predestination. While all who teach eternal security are frequently called "Calvinists," actually the greater portion of them are no more than 20 percent Calvinistic."}} These two perspectives were already observed in the 16th century. [[Jacobus Arminius]], (1560-1609), a pastor of the [[Reformed Church]], encountered both perspectives stemming from the doctrine of perseverance of the saints. He labeled the first perspective "despair" ({{langx|la|desperatio}}) and the second "security" ({{langx|la|securitas}}).{{sfn|Stanglin|2018}} This "eternal security" interpretation of perseverance of the saints was also explicitly condemned by the [[Council of Trent]] (1545-1563).{{sfn|Routledge|1851|loc=Session 6, ch. 16., Cannon 16|ps=. "If any one shall say, that he will for certain, of an absolute and infallible certainty, have that great gift of perseverance unto the end, unless that he have learnt this by a special revelation; let him be anathema."}}{{sfn|Davis|1991|pp=218-219}}