Folks,
In our small minds we think it is one OR the other. There is assurance of salvation or there is not assurance of salvation.
In reality there are some deluded in their assurance of salvation and there are others where it is real. Both are possible.
The question is which one are you?
Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. That does not mean you earn your salvation, it means you have been given a gift, excercise it....................