What does the
church of Christ teach about
Assurance and Confidence in
Salvation?
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Romans
8:37-39, "Yet
in all these things we are
more than conquerors through
Him who loved us. 38 For I
am persuaded that neither
death nor life, nor angels
nor principalities nor
powers, nor things present
nor things to come, 39 nor
height nor depth, nor any
other created thing, shall
be able to separate us from
the love of God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
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God Is Our Refuge and
Strength
Psalm 46
Psalm 46 declares
that God is our refuge, strength,
and ever-present help in trouble.
This sermon explores the psalm’s
historical background in Hezekiah’s
day, its assurance of God’s presence
among His people, and its
fulfillment in Christ under the New
Covenant. It calls believers to
trust God’s sovereignty, rest in His
peace, and honor Him as our fortress
in every storm. |
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You may have heard someone say, “The Bible is too
difficult to understand so you can’t be certain about
what it teaches.” So if you have strong convictions
about Biblical teachings, you are considered dogmatic,
legalistic, or maybe a Bible thumper! Can we be certain
about basic Bible teachings? Let’s read
Luke 1:1-4.
“Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a
narrative of those things which have been fulfilled
among us, just as those who from the beginning were
eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to
us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to
write to you an orderly account most excellent
Theophilus, that you may know the certainty of those
things in which you were instructed.”
NKJV
Here the inspired wrier Luke reveals that he had
investigated all things carefully or accurately. He had
gone to the original sources for this information. His
purpose for doing this was so that his readers might
know the “certainty” of those things they had been
taught. The Greek word “know” denotes exact or full
knowledge while the Greek word “certainty” means
steadfast, firm, not liable to fall.
So the Bible is not a collection of uncertain teachings
but rather something we can know. Listen to the words
of Romans 15:14 as well as John 8:32 and II Peter
2:21. Romans 15:14
“Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren,
that you also are full of goodness, filled with all
knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.” II Peter 2:21
“For it would have been better for them not to have
known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to
turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.”
I.
The Deity of Jesus
II.
How the Non-Christian Is Saved
III.
Jesus Built Only One Church
IV.
There Is A Heaven and A Hell
Conclusion:
There are many other teachings of the Bible of which we
can be certain, but time does not allow it today. We
know for sure that on the Day of Judgment everyone will
be judged by the Word of God.
I Corinthians 15:1-2
“Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I
preached to you, which also you received and in which
you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast
that word which I preached to you – unless you believed
in vain.” Revelation
20:12
“And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before
God, and books were opened. And another book was
opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were
judged according to their works, by the things which
were written in the books.”
NKJV
Bobby Stafford
August 23, 2015
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Jesus wants everyone to be saved. (II
Peter 3:9)
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but
is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all
should come to repentance.” NKJV
He made it possible so that everyone could be saved. (John
4:42)
“Then they said to the woman, ‘Now we believe, not because of what you said,
for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ,
the Savior of the world.’ ” NKJV
But
we also know that we do sin. (I
John 1:8)
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in us.” NKJV
So can I know with assurance that I am saved? If so, how?
I.
Is Assurance Possible?
II.
What about Sins of Ignorance or Weakness?
III.
What Does It Mean to Be A Faithful Christian?
Conclusion:
Thankfully our salvation is based upon Christ’s meritorious work, not our
meritorious work. So don’t ever ask if you are good enough to go to
heaven. You aren’t! But you can still go there.
As we have seen today, God does not automatically forgive everyone. But as
Brother V. P. Black commented: “The man of whom God will not mark up his mistakes , his blunders, his
shortcomings, is this faithful, dedicated child of God who is walking in the
light, giving his best to the master, doing his very best to serve God.”
Bobby Stafford
July 28, 2019
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