We emphasize both "grace" and "faith" (Ephesians 2:8). Faith does not compete with grace for our attention. Faith looks away from itself to grace, directing our attention away from ourselves to "Christ Jesus" who "came into the world to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). In relation to perseverance, we hold together the words of 1 Peter 1:5 - we are "kept by the power of God" - and the words of Jude 21 - "Keep yourselves in God's love."
