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How Can You Know That You’ve Actually Believed in Christ?

June 11, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance

Claudia asks about assurance of salvation: As adults and new believers, my husband and I are trying to learn to be Christians. We found a good church (______ Bible Church) and we are starting to get involved, but how do we live our daily life for Christ? Also, we often have doubts that we have

How Do I Know If I Am Saved or Not?

April 19, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, works salvation undercuts assurance

P.J. asks that very question in a handwritten letter from prison. He says: I am writing in response to your article, “Works Salvation Does Not Work” in the March-April 2021 issue of Grace in Focus Magazine. I am kind of confused. How do I know I am saved or not? Maybe I have believed the

Why Many Puritans Died Without Assurance

April 5, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Puritans, R. T. Kendall

The Puritans remain immensely popular. But reading them can be dangerous for your assurance. R. T. Kendall explains why. Kendall went to Oxford to study the Puritans and was surprised by how they lacked assurance of their salvation. He explains it in the introduction to his book Grace: I went to Oxford in 1973 to

Why Isn’t Everyone in Christianity Born Again?

March 18, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Eternal Security, evangelism

I came to faith in Christ for my eternal salvation nearly fifty years ago in September of 1972. Back then all of us Jesus people (as we were called) were concerned for everyone within Christendom who did not have “a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” The Jesus movement as a whole was quite diverse. Not

March 10, 2021

Could “Walking In The Light” Refer to Having Ongoing Assurance? Also: What Is The Core Gospel Message?

1 Jn 1:7, 1 Jn 2:24, 2 Cor 4:6, Assurance, Gospel, James 1:22

Bob and Shawn are continuing to answer questions from our listeners. On today’s episode, we will hear the guys address a three part question. First, does “walking in the light” deal with assurance or is there more to this expression? They will also be discussing the core gospel message and what all that involves. Finally,

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March 1, 2021

Why You Can Be Sure of Eternal Salvation Also: What About The Statement: “The Faith that Saves (or Justifies) is Never Alone”?

1 Cor 3:1-3., Assurance

Today on Grace in Focus Radio, Bob and Shawn will be discussing eternal security. Bob will spend some time discussing the confusion that can occur due to terms such as “trust in Jesus.” Are there degrees of trusting? How can we be sure we have eternal life? The guys will unpack these issues. In addition

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Assurance Cannot Be Upgraded to Full Assurance

February 2, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, certainty, full assurance

It is quite common among people who hold to Lordship Salvation to speak of two types of assurance of everlasting life. The first kind of assurance is simply called assurance. What is meant by assurance is that one has reason to believe that he may be born again. Typically, the reason for this level-1 assurance

January 21, 2021

Doesn’t True Faith Need to be Demonstrated? (Part 2)

Assurance, Jn 11:26, Lu 8:9-15, Perseverance

In todays episode, Bob and Shawn are continuing their discussion on the relationship between faith and works, which was started in our last show. The guys will be giving special attention to Luke 8:9-16, also known as the parable of the sower. They will be unpacking each of the four soils that are represented in

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Did John’s Readers Lack Assurance? Re-Examining 1 John 5:13

January 21, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - 1 John, Assurance, belief, essence of saving faith

Someone recently challenged the idea that assurance is of the essence of saving faith by quoting 1 John 5:13. That question has been answered before (see here and here). But I’d like to put an answer in my own words. The verse in question reads: These things I have written to you who believe in

January 20, 2021

Doesn’t True Faith Need to be Demonstrated? (Part 1)

Assurance, Heb 10:39, Perseverance, Works

In todays episode, Bob and Shawn will be addressing the relationship between works and faith. Do your works prove your salvation? Can we find assurance by our works? The guys will be answering these questions. Bob will also be discussing the teaching that there are different kinds of faith. Some argue that faith includes three

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