Asking the Most Important Question (Protestant and Evangelical Caucus/Devotional)

Ligonier Ministries ^ | 10/9/2017

[Gamecock]

Many believe that assurance of eternal salvation is neither possible nor even to be sought. To claim such assurance is considered a mask of supreme arrogance, the nadir of self-conceit.

Yet if God declares that it is possible to have full assurance of salvation and even commands that we seek after it, it would be supremely arrogant for one to deny or neglect it.

In fact, God does command us to seek certainty about our salvation: “Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall” (2 Peter 1:10, NIV).

This command admits of no justifiable neglect. It addresses a crucial matter. The question “Am I saved?” is one of the most important questions I can ever ask myself. I need to know the answer. I must know the answer. This is not a trifle.

Without the assurance of salvation, the Christian life is unstable. It is vulnerable to the debilitating rigors of mood changes and allows the wolf of heresy to camp on the doorstep.

Progress in sanctification requires a firm foundation in faith. Without it, the foundation crumbles.

Coram Deo

Ask God to cement the foundation of your faith with divine assurance of your salvation.

Passages for Further Study

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

Ephesians 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved

1 Peter 1:5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

[Gamecock]

Ping

[aimhigh]

And THIS is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 John 3:23

[caww]

The Salvation message is not that of wishful thinking or guess work.....but that we may ‘KNOW’ we have eternal life...

as is written...

....”Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. ...I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may ‘KNOW’ that you have eternal life”.... 1 John 5:13

Also written...

...”Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever ‘hears My word’ and ‘believes Him’ who sent Me ‘has eternal life’... and will not come under judgment.... Indeed, he has ‘crossed over’ from death to life....John 5:24

This then is the Security of the Believer.