Assurance

The Security of the Believer

October 1, 2010 · Posted in Assurance

The faith and love of the believer have their ebb and flow. They are subject to all sorts of fluctuation, but the security of the believer rests in the faithfulness of God and in the fact that the covenant of his peace will not be removed (Isaiah 54:10)… It is upon the determinativeness and stability [...]

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Anchored In Christ’s Hands

August 5, 2010 · Posted in Assurance, Ryle

I want you to know the length and breadth of your portion in Christ. I want you to understand the full amount of the treasure to which faith in Jesus entitles you. You have found out that you are a great sinner. Thank God for that. You have fled to Christ for pardon and peace [...]

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Assurance of the Elect

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Assurance, Salvation, Scripture

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, [...]

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Freedom from Self-Preservation

November 20, 2009 · Posted in Assurance, Grace, Salvation

Peter denied Jesus, to preserve himself physically (Mark 14:66-72). Later he denied the gospel, to preserve himself socially (Galatians 2:11-21). But by the time he wrote his first letter, his heart had been set free: “I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in [...]

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Rejecting False Assurances

November 14, 2009 · Posted in Assurance, Salvation, Sproul

If we think the Bible teaches universal salvation, we may arrive at a false sense of assurance by reasoning as follows: Everybody is saved. I am a body. Therefore, I am saved. Or, if we think salvation is gained by our own good works and we are further deluded into believing that we possess good [...]

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