letter to the Colossians, “For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Col. 3:3). To get even an approximate picture of the controversies about perseverance we may not ignore this third debate. We may not assume that the theologians of the Reformation lined up solidly behind perseverance as they did behind the sola fide. As we approach this third controversy, therefore, we are faced with an important question. Why was there such a profound agreement
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