Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Assurance

Jude 1:1 KJV
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Scofield's notes on preserved are a blessing this morning.
"preserved"
"Assurance is the believer's full conviction that, through the work of Christ alone, received by faith, he is in possession of a salvation in which he will be eternally kept. And this assurance rests only upon the Scripture promises to him who believes. "

There is an assurance that belongs to the true child of the Lord. It is not based upon his circumstances or his own works but first
• Upon the promises of the Bible and then
• Upon the witness of the spirit of God in us

I recall a young man who came to our church years ago. He wrestled so much with assurance and we sought to help him in every way we could to no real avail. He finally got upset and quit when I said that a true believer knows he is saved. It occurs to me that even in his leaving he showed conviction of being preserved. He knew he was a true believer even though he said he didn't.

Too much time is spent these days trying to asure people of a faith they do not possess. If one is truly born again the Spirit of God gives them full conviction of the same. And if the Spirit of God is not giving them such conviction it is terrible and presumptuous for us to attempt to do it.

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