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What Did Calvin Mean by Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith?

June 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, assurance is of the essence of saving faith, Calvinism, Eternal Security, Eternal security and evangelism

A friend, HB, sent an exchange he had with someone online about Calvin’s famous saying. Here is what HB’s interlocutor wrote: “Assurance is of the essence” for the Reformers meant knowing that Jesus died “for me.” It was not being assured of one’s own eternal security. Zane Hodges took that Reformation term and gave his

Is It Enough to Hope That Eternal Security Is True?

November 16, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal security and evangelism, John 3:16, OSAS, The promise of life

C. L. raises another important question: I have a friend I’ve witnessed to on several occasions about eternal security. He acknowledges how Scripture seems to make it clear, and he seems to believe it up to the extent that he HOPES it’s true, but then is sort of prepared for the possibility that it’s not

Is the Promise of Everlasting Life Optional in Evangelism?

September 27, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal security and evangelism, John 11:25-27

About a decade ago, I was talking with a pastor who identified as a Free Grace proponent. He told me that a person need not believe in Jesus for everlasting life or anything at all. All one had to believe is that Jesus was sent from God. Three years ago, I read an article in