Asking the Most Important Question (Protestant/Evangelical Devotional)

Ligonier ^ | 5/22/2019

[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

[Ullus]

It is the faith in which you die that is determinative in regards to salvation. Faith is like a flame that needs to be fed and nurtured. The Scriptures repeatedly warn us that faith can be lost. The only assurance is what we have now. Tomorrow is uncertain. No one started out has a heretic.