Assurance and life of faith

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The completeness of conviction and confidence expressed in the life of the believer, worked by the Holy Spirit. It derives from a reliance upon God and his promises alone, and results in boldness and steadfastness in service and in the face of difficulties.

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Assurance and faith

Dt 9:3; Heb 10:22

See also Dt 1:21; Jos 1:9; 2 Ch 20:17; Jn 17:8; Heb 11:1; Heb 12:5

Assurance and hope

Hebrews 6:11 NLT

11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

Assurance expressed by believers

Assurance in adversity

Hebrews 13:6 NLT

6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

See also Ps 118:6–7; Ps 3:6; Ps 27:3–5; Ps 46:1–3; Ps 71:5–6; Ps 73:26; Ro 8:38–39; 2 Co 4:16

Assurance of God’s promises

Joshua 23:14 NLT

14 “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!

See also 1 Ki 8:56; Ro 4:20–21; 2 Co 1:20

Assurance in ministry

Ro 1:16; 1 Ti 3:13

See also 2 Co 3:4; 2 Co 4:1; 2 Co 5:14; 1 Th 1:5; 2 Pe 1:12

Assurance in prayer

1 John 5:14 NLT

14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.

Assurance of God’s will

Romans 14:5 NLT

5 In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable.

See also Ro 14:14; Ro 14:23; 1 Co 8:9–11

Assurance may be strengthened

Examples of believers asking for assurance

Ge 15:8 Abraham; Ex 33:16 Moses; Jdg 6:17 Gideon; Lk 1:18 Zechariah

Assurance through understanding

Colossians 2:2 NLT

2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.

Assurance through waiting on God

Psalm 46:10 NLT

10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

See also Ps 27:14; Ps 33:20; Is 30:15; Is 32:17–18 The revelation of God’s righteousness among his people results in true peace.

Assurance strengthened by others

2 Ch 32:6–8 by example; 2 Ti 3:14 through teaching; Col 4:12 through prayer; 1 Th 3:2–3 through encouragement amidst trials

False teaching weakens assurance

2 Th 2:2; 2 Ti 2:18

The delusion of false assurance

The danger of self-assurance

Lk 18:9–14; 2 Co 10:12; Php 3:3–4

Such assurance proved false by conduct

1 John 1:6 NLT

6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.