I. WHAT IS MEANT BY “ASSURANCE”: Spiritual certainty that you belong to God, that you posses eternal salvation.
A. I am Keep and Persuaded ( positive and safe) – II Tim 1:12
B. God wants me to have assurance and Know I am saved – I John 5:13
II. WHY DO I NEED ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
A. Assurance brings us Joy-I John 1:4
B. Assurance brings us Confidence before God – I Jon 3:19,21
C. Assurance brings us Comfort of Heart –Colossians 2:2
D. Assurance brings us Stability. – James 1:8
E. Assurance enables us to Overcome the World – I John 5:4,5
F. Assurance enables us to effectively serve the Lord –John 1:40,41
III. WHAT IS THE BAISIS OF ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
A. Not on feelings
B. Not emotions
C. Unchanging word of God –I John 5:11,12
1. Record hath given eternal life (promise of God ) –John 5:24
2. Hath the Son hath life (Presence of God) – Romans 5:5
IV. HOW MAY I KNOW I AM SAVED?
A. I KNOW because I believed on the Lord Jesus Christ-Acts 16:31
B. I KNOW because I hath the Son. – I John 5:12
C. I KNOW because I have a love for the brethren- I John 3:14
D. I KNOW because I desire to keep God’s commandments.-I John 2:3
E. I KNOW because I desire to turn from the world of sin –I John 2:15
F. I KNOW because I am overcoming the world-I John 5:4
G. I KNOW because I have the witness of the spirit within – I John 5:10
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