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Assurance of Salvation - Part 2
Last week we started looking at the topic of assurance of salvation.
Can anyone tonight tell me what I mean by that phrase?
Some today have times of weak faith.
though they are godly and educated people (Dr.
Crisler).
Great names from church history struggled with doubt.
Jonathan Edwards and Martin Luther.
Some of the reason I shared with you last week were:
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An unhealthy/unsteady intake of God’s word
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An emphasis on personal testimonies
3. Attempting to precisely pinpoint the time of conversion
If appropriate, relate the John Piper illustration.
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An unbalanced, man-centered theology of salvation
Due to time, we sort of rushed through the main application part of the lesson, so I wanted to take tonight to share with you a few more thoughts on this topic.
The four closing points from last week...
THEREFORE...
1. Are you truly saved?
When discussing the topic of assurance of salvation, one question that should come up is this: is it possible I am not really saved?
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2. Is there a specific sin you cherish instead of Christ?
3. Are you inspecting yourself more than being in awe of the Savior, Jesus Christ?
This was actually point #4, but I am moving it up so that I can spend the remaining time on what was point #3 last week.
Point #2 opened with a command for us to take off the sin that ensnares us in
As we continue that passage, notice the balance it gives us in our fight for assurance.
As we run the race of faith in hopes of finishing our course and keeping the faith, we keep our eyes on the one who has already won the victory for us.
“For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.”
Robert Murray McCheyne (1813–1843)
4. Are you regularly taking in God’s word?
Do we have a healthy diet of taking in God’s word in our private lives?
Do we have a healthy diet of God’s word in our public gatherings?
Note: the day will come (quicker than you realize) when you are going to be on your own.
And, you will be able to decide IF you are going to church.
If you do go, you are going to have the freedom to choose WHERE you are going to go.
There may be a lot of different things you consider when you start looking for a church.
No matter where you come down on certain issues, this is one thing that is vital that I want you to remember above all the others things that may come into play...
What should/could you consider if you move away and look for a church to attend?
I’m going to say that at the top of the list should be this:
Is the church/pastor that I am trusting much of my spiritual growth to going to feed me with spiritual food?
Am I going to be fed a balanced, healthy, and steady diet of God’s word?
Wherefore, if it be the people’s part to choose with what food they will be fed, it is also their business to choose with what feeders they will be fed.
If I may choose my food, I may choose that feeder that will give the food that I choose, if I can obtain him.
And I am a fool if I will be hindered by men, when I can help it, from being fed by such a feeder as I judge will be a means of my greatest eternal welfare.
Do we have a healthy diet of taking in God’s word in our private lives?
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Conclusion:
God wants his children to know that they truly are his children.
When I was gone the other Wednesday, I went to a church in town to hear a pastor that I know.
He said something during the Wednesday night lesson that fits perfectly with my lesson tonight.
Though it wasn’t the point of his lesson, he spoke briefly about assurance of salvation.
He said something along these lines:
“One sign of true faith is when you stop asking Jesus to save you.
You take him at his word that he already has.”
Between last week and this week, I hope that someone has taken our faithful God at his word.
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