Grace in Focus – March/April 1993
Assurance by Inner Witness? – Romans 8:16
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. According to the Westminster Confession of Faith, there are three pillars of assurance of salvation: the promises of God’s Word, the works which the Holy Spirit produces, and the inner witness of the Spirit to the believer. All three of these
Are Good Works Necessary for Assurance?
Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is taken, and edited, from one section of the article, “We Believe In: Assurance of Salvation,” in the Autumn 1990 issue of The Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. See Resources With A Focus on Grace for ordering back issues. The reader of John’s Gospel will note how often it
Saving Faith Is Not Like Sitting in a Chair
Many theologians say that saving faith has three elements: understanding, acceptance, and trust. Unless all three elements are present, they say, a person does not have saving faith. This is sometimes illustrated by means of a chair. A person can understand that a chair claims to support a person who sits in it. The person
A Review of Charles Stanley’s Book: Eternal Security: Can You Be Sure?
This is an excerpt of a review from the Spring 1991 issue of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society (pp.69-71). No one who reads Eternal Security can doubt for a moment the writer’s deep conviction that salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. For example, Stanley writes: “Look at that verse [John 3:18]