Editing Perseverance of the saints (section)

=== Definition ===
The doctrine of perseverance of the saints asserts that the [[Elect (Christianity)|elect]] will persevere in [[Faith in Christianity|faith]] until the end of their lives and ultimately achieve [[Salvation in Christianity|salvation]]. Those who are truly [[born again]] are the elect who will persevere to the end.{{sfn|Grudem|1994|p=970|ps=. "The Perseverance of the Saints means that all those who are truly born again will be kept by God's power and will persevere as Christians until the end of their lives, and that only those who persevere until the end have been truly born again."}}{{sfn|Westminster Assembly|1946|loc=ch. 17, art. 2|ps=. "They, whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved."}}{{sfn|Sproul|2016|p=208}}