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Introduction - Reformation anniversary.
The Just shall live by faith - This doctrine of justification of faith alone dismissed the uncertainty but brought the blessed assurance of salvation.
Luther’s understanding of this
Delighting in the assurance of which the Lord who is His Shepherd and now his Host bring to David’s heart and mind.
What the Gospel means and does to us.
David being served, being secured, honoured and refreshed by God who has prepared the table before Him in the presence of His enemies.
Do we come with the sense of enjoyment that Jesus loves me.
Assurance is one with 3 elements
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The essential element in assurance of faith
The performance of God for us.
David potrays the Lord to us not just as his Host but as His Servant.
The Yaweh, the Great I am waiting on tables, annointing the head with oil
In the book of Isaiah - the suffering servant of the Lord.
Jesus Himself takes up and applies to Himself.
Mark 10
He comes humbly.
So that the foundation of our faith and the ground of our assurance of salvation
The doing of Jesus
The objective space time historic reality of the person and work of Jesus Christ the suffering servant.
Our glorious assurance is fixed upon the doing of Jesus.
Ie. what He did in His life.
He alone lived the lonely life in history that has perfectly pleased the Father.
Only Jesus did the Father’s will perfectly, fulfilled the commission, obeyed the command perfectly.
This is my beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased.
This Son was able to give testimony regarding His life and doing on this earth.
He has done all that is required of Him.
Jesus’ actions pleased the father and His attitude pleased the Father.
Attitude was manifested in delight and desire of His heart in doing the will of the Father.
Bring pleasure to the Father.
‘Not my will but thine be done’.
This doing of Jesus qualified Him to complete the work that He came to do.
Our assurance of salvation comes from subject doing of Jesus - the life that He lived - and what He said
The declaration of Jesus
His declaration -
He promises to give us that which is essential to eternal life.
John
John 10:27-
1 John 2:25-
He assures us that He will complete the work that He began in us.
The death of Jesus
The cross work of Jesus - the shedding of His blood.
Justified by His blood.
Significance of the word blood in Scripture.
(i).
Blood is the visible sign of ife violently ended.
Greatest sacrifice - giving one’s life.
(ii) Greatest earthly crime or evil is to take someone’s blood/life
Greatest sacrifice - giving one’s life.
(iii) Greatest penalty or loss is to have one’s blood shed or life taken
(iv) The only possible adequate for expiation atonement is blood for blood and life for life.
We can’t atone for someone else’s sins.
We can only pay the penalty for sin by our own death.
Jesus endured the penalty of the wrong doer - shedding His blood
Assurance is not based on my experience, emotion or feeling.
Objectively on the facts of Christ Jesus - His coming, living, dying and rising again from the dead.
I go to prepare a place for you - Christ’s work at Calvary is where He prepared heaven for us.
Opened heaven’s door for us at Calvary.
2. The evidential element in assurance
Objective Element
He not only prepares a table but He annoints his head with oil.
This action is worthy, honourable, acceptable and welcome.
They were set aside for the purpose of God.
NT - symbolism of oil - Jesus was annointed with the Holy Spirit.
We received the gift of the Holy Spirit
The Subjective element of the doctrine of Assurance.
We ought to display by how we live the fruit of the spirit
We apply test in our lives to see if we be in the faith
How can i know if i’ve got eternal life/in Christ?
First, Obedience to the comands of God because we love him
Second, the practice of living a righteous and Godly life
Thirdly, Radical breach with one’s formal life
Fourthly, We now walk in Love
The gifts of the Spirit
God also gives us gifts as he wills.
And we excercise the gifts of the Spirirt
God also gives us gifts as he wills.
And we excercise the gifts of the Spirirt
God enables us to serve one another in love.
The government of the Spirit
To be driven by the spirit of God
How does the Spirit of God govern us?
By the word of Christ being dwelt in us richly (Colossians)
As we walk in the word and as we trust and obey him , then we are giving him evidence that we are Childre of God.
3. Experiential element in assurance
“His cup overflows”
When i think of all the blessing I've received my cup overflows.
The feelings that characteristic a true believer.
A sense of amazement
A sense of amazement that Christ died for me, of awe and wonder at Christ and his blessing
A sense of Abasement
A sense of Abasement
Who am i that this should happen to me; that Christ would love me.
Who am i that this should happen to me; that Christ would love me.
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A sense of Abandonment
Abandonment of self and everything else do that i may know him and love him and glorify him
persevering in the faith.
Perseverance of an evidence of God’s working in us.
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