Certainty

The quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence. (Webster Dictionary)

That which is real and fixed; Exemption from doubt. (Samuel Johnson's Dictionary)

Certainty is the perception of the agreement or disagreement of our ideas (Thomas Locke).

An unquestionable realization, comprehension, and faith in what is believed is true and reliable.

Christian certainty does not arise from the simplicity of the believer but is based on the faithfulness and trustworthiness of God in their life.

Certainty in God

Affirmation of those before me

Because of his character

Because his promises are confirmed

His involvement encourages certainty

Affirmations and statements of certainty

Job 19:25 LSB

“As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will rise up over the dust of this world.

Daniel 3:17 LSB

“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to save us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will save us out of your hand, O king.

Daniel 3:18 LSB

“But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods, and we will not worship the golden image that you have set up.”

See also Jos 23:14; Ps 27:3; Da 3:17; Mk 5:28; Lk 1:3–4; Ro 8:38–39; Php 3:8; 1 Jn 5:18–20

Certainty in God

Because of his character

Hebrews 6:18 LSB

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

Hebrews 6:19 LSB

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and confirmed and one which enters within the veil,

Psalm 18:30–31 YLT

God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him. For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God?

See also Nu 23:19–20; Dt 7:9–10; Dt 32:3–4; 2 Sa 7:28; Ps 18:30–31; Is 26:4

Because his promises are confirmed

Romans 15:8 LSB

For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

Hebrews 6:16–17 LSB

For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute. In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, guaranteed it with an oath,

His involvement encourages certainty

Judges 6:36–38 ESV

Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water.

1 Kings 18:36–39 Tanakh

When it was time to present the meal offering, the prophet Elijah came forward and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel! Let it be known today that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your bidding. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God; for You have turned their hearts backward.” Then fire from the Lord descended and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the earth; and it licked up the water that was in the trench. When they saw this, all the people flung themselves on their faces and cried out: “The Lord alone is God, The Lord alone is God!”

See also Ex 16:6–8; Ex 33:12–23; Jos 3:9–13; 1 Ki 18:36–39

Certainty is standing your ground on what is important during this life and eternity to come.

Let us all finish with joy!