Assurance of salvation, it’s a matter many wrestle with and have questions in regards to. Many people are asking themselves, “How can I know that I am a Christian?” The follow resources seek to deal with this question and others.
Can a Christian Even Have Assurance and Know They Are Saved?
The Bible teaches that you can know you’re a Christian based on 1) believing God’s Word, 2) your walk and 3) the witness of the Holy Spirit. Video: Assurance of Salvation, Having Assurance of Salvation
Do I Have True or False Assurance?
What is the difference between faith and assurance? Can a person have one without the other? This is one topic that multitudes struggle with and are plagued by. This is also one of the weightiest subjects in the whole Bible. How can we know if we have a true or false assurance? Video: Do I Have True or False Assurance?
What Are Methods in Which Satan Attacks the Believer’s Assurance?
The devil has many devices to use against the Christian and one primary device is to attack our assurance. In this study, Tim considers some of the methods the devil uses to attack our confidence that we are a believer and what some of the weapons are that we can use to overcome them.
1. Satan tries to convince you that believers cannot truly know that they are saved.
2. Satan tries to push you to excess.
3. Satan tries to convince you that you are not saved because of past sin.
4. Satan tries to condemn you because your experience doesn’t line up with others.
5. Satan tries to strip you of assurance when you fall into sin.
6. Satan says something is a sin that is not and seeks to strip you of your peace.
7. Satan tries to convince you that you’ve committed the unpardonable sin.
(Taken from the video: Satan’s Methods of Attacking the Christian’s Assurance)
What is “Gospel-Driven Assurance”?
“I don’t have to look at my performance every day to secure such assurance. I look to Christ and Christ alone. It is surely sufficient for me. It is surely sufficient for me, if the blood of Christ is sufficient for God, it is surely sufficient for me. That’s good news. That ought to have you dancing in the aisles.” Video: Gospel Driven Assurance
What About Peter, After He Denied Christ?
When the true Christian falls, they will turn again, and when it’s all over and the Lord gets you to where He wants you, you will be stronger than you were before. Video: An In Depth Look at Peter’s Stumbling: Peter
Am I Saved? I Don’t Feel A Certain Way
Regardless of how we feel, if we have faith in what God says and trust it, we will not fall, we will not fail. The just shall live by faith not by feelings. Many Christians are too focused on having some subjective feeling and making an idol of that and it strips them of confidence that they are the Lord’s. Video: The Just Shall Live by Faith Not by Feelings
What About Romans 8:16 and the Spirit’s Witness?
How does the Spirit bear witness that we are children of God? Video: How Does The Spirit Bear Witness That We Are Children of God?
What Do I Need To Do To Be Saved?
What Do I Need To Do To Be Saved?
What do I need to do to be saved? How do I trust in Jesus? How do I know if I am believing in Him? Why am I not being saved?
Is It OK To Question Someone’s Salvation?
Is It OK To Question Someone’s Salvation?
Questioning the salvation of other professing Christians can often be perceived as unloving or judgmental. But is there a Biblical warrant to do so?
Having Assurance of Salvation When I Don’t Feel As Godly
Having Assurance of Salvation When I Don’t Feel As Godly
Can a believer still have assurance of salvation if he remembers a time in his life when he was more godly than he is now?
Much More — Saved From Wrath
Much More — Saved From Wrath
We shall be saved from wrath. Man has had his days—New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Ground Hog Day, April Fools Day, Independence Day, etc.
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
A common device of the devil is to get Christians to doubt the genuineness of their conversion based on their testimony, feelings, or experiences.
Satan’s Attacks Against Christian Assurance
Satan’s Attacks Against Christian Assurance
A believer's assurance of salvation is a particular place that Satan will often seek to attack. Our enemy wants to make us miserable, depressed, and defeated by believing lies that unsettle our confidence in Christ.
Satan’s Methods of Attacking the Christian’s Assurance
Satan’s Methods of Attacking the Christian’s Assurance
The devil has many devices to use against the Christian and one primary device is to attack our assurance. In this study, Tim considers...
Do I Have True or False Assurance?
Do I Have True or False Assurance?
What is the difference between faith and assurance? Can a person have one without the other? This is one topic that multitudes struggle with and are plagued by.
Look At Your Day Through a Gospel Lens
Look At Your Day Through a Gospel Lens
Believer, you must look at your day through a gospel lens. That is, focus in upon the precious atoning work of Christ. When you do this, everyday is...
Gospel Driven Assurance
Gospel Driven Assurance
Contrary to what some have taught, full assurance is possible in this life for every believer because Jesus Christ has secured their justification by His...
Assurance: You Will Know
Assurance: You Will Know
"Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you."
Believer, What Happens When You Sin?
Believer, What Happens When You Sin?
What makes you doubt your salvation? Many will say, "When I sin I doubt my salvation." "When I sin there is the worst grief that comes in my heart...."
Rejoice in Hope
Rejoice in Hope
The Christian is the only person who has a hope that can truly be rejoiced in and will truly last.
To War With Our Assurance
To War With Our Assurance
Once the writer John gets us to where we have assurance, he then doesn't have us sit there with our assurance but sends us to the battlefield.
Observable Evidences of True Conversion
Observable Evidences of True Conversion
The apostle Paul received a report of the testimony of the Thessalonians and the work God had done in their life. In this sermon we will look at some of the evidences of change in their life that proves that they had ...
Am I Saved? 10 Tests of Assurance
Am I Saved? 10 Tests of Assurance
One of the tests of assurance in a persons life is how do they act when nobody is watching.
Do You Bear Fruit?
Do You Bear Fruit?
The reason for every trial, every hardship, every rough wind in your life, is to show you your inability, your weakness, and to chase you back to God.
Do You Want Assurance of Salvation?
Do You Want Assurance of Salvation?
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, - Hebrews 6:11
Is There Any Possibility That I Might Be Lost?
Is There Any Possibility That I Might Be Lost?
Do you have the reputation of being a Christian yet might not be truly saved? Are you sure that you're a Christian?
The Just Shall Live by Faith Not by Feelings
The Just Shall Live by Faith Not by Feelings
Regardless of how we feel, if we have faith in what God says and trust it, we will not fall, we will not fail. The just shall live by faith not by feelings.
Having Assurance of Salvation
Having Assurance of Salvation
Do you have assurance of your salvation? Or are you doubting? Bob talks about biblical assurance and some of the reasons that people lack true assurance.
Are you Struggling Against Sin or a Slave of Sin?
Are you Struggling Against Sin or a Slave of Sin?
Tim talks about what it means to be a slave of sin or just struggling with sin.
How Does The Spirit Bear Witness That We Are Children of God?
How Does The Spirit Bear Witness That We Are Children of God?
David asks: Also, how does the Spirit bear witness that we are children of God? Now, of course, that comes from Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness...
Biblical Assurance Part 1
Biblical Assurance Part 1
Tests for Biblical Assurance of Salvation Part 1: What is Your Style of Life?
How can a Person Know they are Saved?
How can a Person Know they are Saved?
Are you truly born-again and saved? Or is it tradition, is your faith in the great love you have for Christ now, or some work or prayer you said when you were a child?
Assurance of Salvation
Assurance of Salvation
I observe that there's three aspects, three levels of assurance of salvation taught in the Bible: One is the most simple...