question by the subjective experience of the church. How is it possible that people who have received the grace of God and who will be preserved to the end could live this way? If all of this is true, and if we see it reflected in our own lives and churches, how can we believe the content of Paul’s encouragement? If our subjective experience is one of dissatisfaction and disharmony, then how is it possible to have confidence in believing that this encouragement is true of us? Is there a way to re-ground