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The Assurance of Our SalvationThe Assurance of Our Salvation

Do you know that you are saved?Do you know that you are saved?

Do you know that you are going to Heaven?Do you know that you are going to Heaven?

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"These things I have written to you who "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of to believe in the name of the Son of God." God."

1 Jn. 5:131 Jn. 5:13

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““To the intent that now the manifold wisdom To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in and access with confidence through faith in Him." Him."

Eph. 3:10-12Eph. 3:10-12

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“ “For I am already being poured out as a For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His only but also to all who have loved His appearing. " appearing. " 2 Tim. 4:6-82 Tim. 4:6-8

I Cannot be Lost (False Security)I Cannot be Lost (False Security)

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Gal. 1:6-8Gal. 1:6-8

"I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who "I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.” preached to you, let him be accursed.”

I Cannot be Lost (False Security)I Cannot be Lost (False Security)

2 Extreme Views2 Extreme Views I Cannot Know if I Am Saved (No Security)I Cannot Know if I Am Saved (No Security)

Gal. 5:4Gal. 5:4

"You who want to be justified by the law "You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen from grace.” you have fallen from grace.”

I Cannot be Lost (False Security)I Cannot be Lost (False Security)

2 Extreme Views2 Extreme Views I Cannot Know if I Am Saved (No Security)I Cannot Know if I Am Saved (No Security)

What is the Basis for Our Security?What is the Basis for Our Security?

2 Cor. 7:102 Cor. 7:10

““For godly sorrow produces For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation”repentance leading to salvation”

1 Jn. 1:5-61 Jn. 1:5-6

“ “This is the message which we have This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. practice the truth.

  

1 Jn. 2:24-251 Jn. 2:24-25

24 “Therefore let that abide in you 24 “Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in also will abide in the Son and in the Father. the Father.

25 And this is the promise that He 25 And this is the promise that He has promised us-- eternal life.  has promised us-- eternal life.  

"For this is the message that you heard from the beginning… "For this is the message that you heard from the beginning… " "

““This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it."beginning, you should walk in it."

2 Jn. 62 Jn. 6

1 Jn. 3:111 Jn. 3:11

What is the Basis for Our Security?What is the Basis for Our Security?

1 Jn. 1:71 Jn. 1:7

77 But if we walk in the light as He is in But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.sin.

1 Jn. 5:2-31 Jn. 5:2-3

““By this we know that we love the children By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not And His commandments are not burdensome.”burdensome.”

Acts 24:15-16

15 15 "I have hope in God, which they "I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. 16"This being the just and the unjust. 16"This being so, I myself always strive to have a so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward conscience without offense toward God and men.God and men.

1 Jn. 1:9-101 Jn. 1:9-10

99 If we confess our sins, He is faithful If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in make Him a liar, and His word is not in usus

Acts 17:30-31Acts 17:30-31 Acts 17:30-31Acts 17:30-31

3030 "Truly, these times of ignorance God "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 "because He has everywhere to repent, 31 "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained."has ordained."

What is the Basis for Our Security?What is the Basis for Our Security?

Eph. 2:8-9Eph. 2:8-9Eph. 2:8-9Eph. 2:8-9

8 "For by grace you have been 8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,of God,

9 not of works, lest anyone 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast .should boast .

What is the Basis for Our Security?What is the Basis for Our Security?

Do you know that you are saved?Do you know that you are saved?

Do you know that you are going to Heaven?Do you know that you are going to Heaven?

The Assurance of Our SalvationThe Assurance of Our Salvation

GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION

hearhearbelievebelieve

repentrepentconfessconfess

baptismbaptismACTS 3:22ACTS 3:22

JN. 8:24JN. 8:24

LK. 13:3LK. 13:3

JN. 12:42JN. 12:42

Acts 2:38Acts 2:38Rev. 2:10Rev. 2:10

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