How do we know that we really believe in Jesus Christ

Paul asks, You say having assurance is the essence of saving faith. This leaves no room for doubt if it’s based on assurance. How do you know you’ve really believed? […]

Why is the promise of Christ essential for our salvation

Not only did Jesus need to be the right Person and do the right works for us to be saved, but He also had to make the right promise. Without […]

Can someone believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and yet at the same time not be sure he has everlasting life_

We are considering six objections to the teaching that assurance of everlasting life is of the essence of saving faith. In this blog we consider objections three and four. The […]

Does 1 John 5_13 indicate that it is possible while believing in Christ not to know that you have everlasting life_

In this blog I will discuss the first two objections to assurance being of the essence of saving faith as stated in Part 1. Those two objections are that when […]

Do you think that assurance of your salvation is a justification issue or a sanctification issue_

We’ve written on this before. See here for a 1997 article by Zane Hodges. And here is a 2017 article by Shawn Lazar. Here is a 2008 article by me. […]

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