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"Once saved, always saved"

Calvinist doctrine that those who have been predestined for Heaven cannot be lost.

Scripture

Ezekiel: man who renounces goodness vs. man who renounces sin.

Fear and trembling
1 Cor 9:27 "I discipline my body ..."
Phil 3:13-14

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Fortitude

Fortitude is a natural, cardinal virtue. Without fortitude (enduring patience or patient endurance), we will not continue to be just, temperate, or wise (prudent).

Catechism

CCC #1810-#1811

Human virtues acquired by education, by deliberate acts and by a perseverance ever-renewed in repeated efforts are purified and elevated by divine grace. With God's help, they forge character and give facility in the practice of the good. The virtuous man is happy to practice them.

It is not easy for man, wounded by sin, to maintain moral balance. Christ's gift of salvation offers us the grace necessary to persevere in the pursuit of the virtues. Everyone should always ask for this grace of light and strength, frequent the sacraments, cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and follow his calls to love what is good and shun evil.

CCC #1839

The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts, and perseverance in struggle. Divine grace purifies and elevates them.

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 == Fortitude ==
-A natural, cardinal [[virtue]].
+Fortitude is a natural, cardinal [[virtue]].  Without fortitude (enduring patience or patient endurance), we will not ''continue'' to be just, temperate, or wise (prudent).
+=== Catechism ===
-[http://ccc.scborromeo.org.master.com/texis/master/search/?sufs=0&q=perseverance&xsubmit=Search&s=SS Search results for "perseverance."]
+; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1810 CCC #1810-#1811]
+: Human virtues acquired by education, by deliberate acts and by a '''perseverance''' ever-renewed in repeated efforts are purified and elevated by divine grace. With God's help, they forge character and give facility in the practice of the good. The virtuous man is happy to practice them.
+: It is not easy for man, wounded by sin, to maintain moral balance. Christ's gift of salvation offers us the grace necessary to '''persevere''' in the pursuit of the virtues. Everyone should always ask for this grace of light and strength, frequent the sacraments, cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and follow his calls to love what is good and shun evil.
+; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1839 CCC #1839]
+: The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts, and '''perseverance''' in struggle. Divine grace purifies and elevates them.
 == References ==