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Eternal Assurance
Jesus purchased eternal life for us by His blood, and He has also given us eternal assurances of what's to come!

Eternal Assurance "in Christ"
Because salvation depends upon God and Christ and HIS love and faithfulness, we believers can have ASSURANCE, because His work and His power are perfect.

Jesus Tells We Believers To Be Assured
Jn 14:1-2 "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
Jn 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Eternal Assurance
Do we forget that, by grace through faith, we believers are co-victors with Jesus Christ, "more than conquerors through him who loved us“ ? - Ro 8:37

Eternal Assurance
Contextual biblical teaching from the pulpit, along with daily reading our Bibles, protect us from the lies of insecurity.

Blog from 3/1/19
Assurance Of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We enjoy fellowship with God the Father and the Son through the Spirit (1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 John 1:3; cp Galatians 2:20; 1 John 5:1).

Eternal Assurance in Christ
If in your heart, you enjoy the truths found in verses such as Gal 2:20, you apparently possess some supernaturally-granted love and affection for Christ...which a man can only receive by grace through faith!

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are personally comforted/assured by the God of all grace (Psalm 34:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Philippians 4:19; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 5:10).


Eternal Assurance
True believers have an affection for the Lord Jesus. That's a fruit of the born again believer. (i.e. - 1Jn 1:3, 5:1)

Jn 1:12-13
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Born Again and Saved
If you've repented towards God and placed your trust in the Lord Jesus, then you will have an affection for Him, and you can rest assured He called you and elected you. You belong to Him! Lk 18:13-14, Jn 1:12-13,3:1-18,5:24, Ac 16:31,20:21, Ro 10:9-11

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are personally comforted/assured by the God of all grace (Psalm 34:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Philippians 4:19; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 5:10).


Eternal Assurance in Christ
If appreciation for these truths is going on in your heart, that's a sign you belong to Him. It's that simple and pure. That's good fruit; fruit of His Spirit within you.

Born Again and Saved
True believers KNOW the Lord, they know Who He is and His love and faithfulness and forgiveness, Jn 10:14-16,27-28,17:3, 2Ti 2:19... as opposed to those "lawless" ones to whom Jesus said "I never KNEW you". Mt 7:23,25:12

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are personally comforted/ assured by the God of all grace
(Psalm 34:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Philippians 4:19; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 5:10).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We enjoy being made new, freed from a fearful spirit of slavery, in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, 5:17).


Crossing The Chasm
It gives our loving God immense joy to rescue those who humbly turn to Him. Lk 15:7,11-32

The Joy of the Father
Let’s remember... the child Jesus is also called "Eternal Father" in Is 9:6. And, Jesus and the Father "are one" in Jn 10:30. And, Jesus said "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father" in Jn 14:9. What can we then conclude about Jesus and the Father's joy??!

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We enjoy being made new, freed from a fearful spirit of slavery, in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, 5:17).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are given new abilities to learn from the Word of God, for sanctification’s sake (1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 1 John 2:27).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We enjoy the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). 


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We have an abiding love and eagerness for Christ that unbelievers
do not have (1 Corinthians 16:22; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 John 3:1-3).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are given spiritual discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:11-13; 6:3-6; 2 Peter 3:14-16; 1 John 2:12-19, 4:1-6).


1 Th 5:21
but test everything; hold fast what is good.

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are given spiritual discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:11-13; 6:3-6; 2 Peter 3:14-16; 1 John 2:12-19, 4:1-6).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are acutely aware of God’s holiness and the presence/power of sin and we are grateful for the God-given ability to confess/repent from it (Romans 7:14-25; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 1).


2 Co 7:10-11
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith
As true believers:
We are acutely aware of God’s holiness and the presence/power of sin and we
are grateful for the God-given ability to confess/repent from it (Romans 7:14-25; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 1).