Assurance of Salvation
Confidence in Christ - Faithfulness in Life
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INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose one story per week from the list below.
Choose one story per week from the list below.
At the end of each section is a link to 3 Questions and 2 Next Steps.
At the end of each section is a link to 3 Questions and 2 Next Steps.
Salvation Is a Gift Received by Grace Through Faith
Salvation Is a Gift Received by Grace Through Faith
Eph 2:8–9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...
Eph 2:8–9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God...
Our salvation doesn’t rest on our performance but on God’s kindness and initiative.
Our salvation doesn’t rest on our performance but on God’s kindness and initiative.
God Keeps Those Who Trust in Him
God Keeps Those Who Trust in Him
John 10:28–29 – I give them eternal life... no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:28–29 – I give them eternal life... no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Phil 1:6 – He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion...
Phil 1:6 – He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion...
These promises offer deep confidence — not in ourselves, but in God’s ability to sustain us.
These promises offer deep confidence — not in ourselves, but in God’s ability to sustain us.
The Spirit Assures Us We Belong to God
The Spirit Assures Us We Belong to God
Rom 8:16 – The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
Rom 8:16 – The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
Assurance grows as we walk closely with Him, hearing His voice and sensing His peace.
Assurance grows as we walk closely with Him, hearing His voice and sensing His peace.
The Evidence of Being Born of God
The Evidence of Being Born of God
The book of 1 John gives several clear signs that someone has truly been born again:
The book of 1 John gives several clear signs that someone has truly been born again:
✅ Righteous Living
1 John 2:29 – Everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
✅ Righteous Living
1 John 2:29 – Everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
✅ Turning from a Lifestyle of Sin
1 John 3:9 – No one born of God makes a practice of sinning...
✅ Turning from a Lifestyle of Sin
1 John 3:9 – No one born of God makes a practice of sinning...
✅ Loving Others
1 John 4:7 – Whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
✅ Loving Others
1 John 4:7 – Whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
✅ Belief in Jesus as the Christ
1 John 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God...
✅ Belief in Jesus as the Christ
1 John 5:1 – Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God...
✅ Overcoming the World
1 John 5:4 – Everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.
✅ Overcoming the World
1 John 5:4 – Everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.
✅ Obedience to God’s Commands
1 John 5:3 – This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments...
✅ Obedience to God’s Commands
1 John 5:3 – This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments...
💡 These aren’t the cause of salvation, but the evidence of it — the natural fruit of a transformed heart.
💡 These aren’t the cause of salvation, but the evidence of it — the natural fruit of a transformed heart.
We Can Know That We Have Eternal Life
We Can Know That We Have Eternal Life
1 John 5:13 – I write these things to you who believe... that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13 – I write these things to you who believe... that you may know that you have eternal life.
God wants us to live in confident assurance, not anxious uncertainty — but this assurance is anchored in an ongoing, living faith.
God wants us to live in confident assurance, not anxious uncertainty — but this assurance is anchored in an ongoing, living faith.
Sobering Warnings:
Sobering Warnings:
The Call to Continue in the Faith - While Scripture offers strong assurance, it also gives real warnings to keep us from complacency or presumption.
The Call to Continue in the Faith - While Scripture offers strong assurance, it also gives real warnings to keep us from complacency or presumption.
Warning Against Drifting or Falling Away
Warning Against Drifting or Falling Away
Heb 6:4–6 – ...and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance...
Heb 6:4–6 – ...and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance...
Heb 3:14 – For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
Heb 3:14 – For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
The Need to Abide in Christ
The Need to Abide in Christ
John 15:6 – If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers...
John 15:6 – If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers...
Take Heed Lest You Fall
Take Heed Lest You Fall
1 Cor 10:12 – Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
1 Cor 10:12 – Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
Conclusion: Confidence with Humility
Conclusion: Confidence with Humility
We can have real assurance of salvation when our faith is alive and fruitful. Our part is to remain in Christ, continue to trust and obey, and respond to His Spirit. As long as we’re walking with Him, we have every reason to rest secure in His saving love.
We can have real assurance of salvation when our faith is alive and fruitful. Our part is to remain in Christ, continue to trust and obey, and respond to His Spirit. As long as we’re walking with Him, we have every reason to rest secure in His saving love.
📖 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling... (Jude 24)
📖 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling... (Jude 24)
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