BELIEVE!! Those that believe in Him are not condemned but those that do not believe in Him are condemned already. Then again in verse 14th: “In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” (Col 1:14+) We are either forgiven or we are not, we should not give ourselves any rest until we get into the kingdom of God; nor until we can each look up and say, “I know that if my earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, I have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (2 Cor. They have as much as they can attend to; and being themselves burdened with doubts, they cannot help others to carry their burdens. We cannot earn our way to heaven Biblical saving faith is not passive assent but an active staking of one's life on the claims of God. Never despise it in others, but never be content with it yourselves. Lastly, let me turn to all believers who read these pages, and speak to them a few words of brotherly counsel. Surely this should teach us that deep humility and strong assurance are perfectly compatible, and that there is not any necessary connection between spiritual confidence and pride.3. 1660. To "know that we have eternal life" is the sure way to "joy in God." The will of the Lord is our sanctification, and it ought to be our will too. After He rose from the dead He showed His disciples His hands and His feet. The Gospel exhibits the Son of God, the Epistle commends Him. “Mommy, Mommy!” he sobbed. 14:31.) The leprosy will never be out of the walls of the old house till death takes it down. Doth he meet with storms?-he knows where to put in for harbour.-God is his portion, and heaven is his haven.”-Thomas Watson. When people can say decidedly, “The Lord He is the God,” their course becomes very clear. The sun is the same behind the clouds, but you will not be able to see its brightness or enjoy its warmth, and your soul will be gloomy and cold. It is health, strength, power, vigor, activity, energy, manliness, beauty.”. “Should we do such and such a thing? 6:11.). The consciousness that we have eternal life comes through belief in God’s Word 1 Jn (5:13). What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith? They laid down ease, health, and worldly comfort, at the foot of the cross. Another common cause of the absence of assurance is, slothfulness about growth in grace. —Branon My little boy was as much mine when he was a day old as now that he is fourteen. Then again in John 10:9: “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” That is the promise. Presumption wants both the witness of the Word and the seal of the Spirit. 1 John 5:12, KJV: "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1612. 27. Bible teacher H. A. Ironside related a personal experience that helps us understand the importance of believing the Word of God. (Acts xxiv. In his Gospel there are only two chapters in which the word “believe” does not occur. Lastly, as all men have reason, but all men are not learned; so all regenerate persons have faith to comply savingly with the gospel method of salvation, but all true believers have not assurance.”-Sermon by B. Fairclough, Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in the Morning Exercises, preached at Southwark. Ephesians 1:18-19. (Luke xxiii. A weak faith may receive a strong Christ: a weak hand can tie the knot in marriage as well as a strong; a weak eye might have seen the brazen serpent. Assurance of God’s Provision for Sin, 1 John 3:19-24 Blessed Assurance - sermon by Steven Cole, Assurance of Salvation… How Can We Have Assurance? Eternal life is "a person's new and redeemed existence in Jesus Christ that is granted by God as a gift to all believers. Wesley replied that he was sure that provision had been made for his salvation. It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Acts 1:3. “If any persons abroad have thought that a special and full persuasion of the pardon of their sin was of the essence of faith, let them answer for it. Thomas Doolittle, of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, and sometime Rector of St. Alphage, London, in the Morning Exercises, at Cripplegate. These things - What things? Looking at ourselves will not make us free, but it is looking to Christ with the eye of faith. I said, a believer may never arrive at this assured hope, which Paul expresses, and yet be saved. Then he is sure he is safe, but he was safe before he was sure. In light of their spiritual status, these believers ought to have confidence in their relationship with God. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. ), Faith is the penitent thief, crying, “Lord, remember me.” (Luke 23:42.) Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the emancipation of three millions of slaves. Let us hear the Apostle once more. Some doubtings there may be, where there is even much faith; and a little faith there may be, where there is much doubting. The Lord Jesus is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 1690. Assurance is the confident challenge, ‘Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? v. Come with us, and sit down by our side. the confidence — boldness (1 John 4:17) in prayer, which results from knowing that we have eternal life (1 John 5:13; 1 John 3:19, 1 John 3:22). Secure that land to them by every needful legal instrument; let it be conveyed as freehold to them and theirs for ever; let the conveyance be publicly registered, and the property made sure to them by every deed and security that man’s ingenuity can devise. They have received Christ, that is their safety; but they have not yet received the knowledge and assurance of it, that is their trouble.…The father owns his child in the cradle, who yet knows him not to he his father.”-Method of grace, by John Flavel, Minister of the Gospel at Dartmouth, Devon. HE WAS MANIFESTED TO TAKE AWAY OUR SINS. 15. (Psalm 119:128.) With these two exceptions, every chapter in John is “Believe! Downward to the grave,-backward to his own ministry,-forward to that great day, the day of judgment. It puts out the eye of the soul, or dimmeth it and stupifies it, that it can neither see nor feel its own condition. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” He is here writing to the righteous. The apostle John wrote, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Labour for it. I believe that many excellent ministers of the Gospel, at whose feet I would gladly sit, do not allow the distinction I have stated. Some modern writers consider that 1 John 5:13 constitutes the conclusion of the Epistle, the remainder (14–21) being a postscript or appendix, analogous to chap. He simply leans on the Mediator of the New Covenant, and the Scripture of truth. 11:21.)8. And so, my dear reader, if God has forgiven us, never let us mention the past. Come to the Lord Jesus as lowly sinners, and He will receive you, pardon you, give you His renewing Spirit, fill you with peace. 25, 26. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Just as a weak hand that can put meat into the mouth, shall feed and nourish the body as well as if it were a strong hand; seeing the body is not nourished by the strength of the hand, but by the goodness of the meat.”-The Doctrine of Faith, by John Rogers, Preacher of God’s Word at Dedham, in Essex. A case came up in the courts of a country—I won’t say where—in which a man had had trouble with his wife; but he forgave her, and then afterwards brought her into court. O Lord, into Thy hands I commit my spirit; for Thou hast redeemed my soul, O Lord God of truth.”. A good many slaves could not read: but others read the proclamation, and most of them believed it; and on a certain day a glad shout went up, “We are free!” Some did not believe it, and stayed with their old masters; but it did not alter the fact that they were free. As one hymn triumphantly declares, "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in His excellent Word." Faith is life. "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." The Holy Spirit with us advises us as to abiding in Him (1 Jn 3:24; 4:13). REPEATED FOCUSING ON THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST IS CRUCIAL FOR ASSURANCE. “I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. God forbid. It was a great word of faith spoken by a dying man, who had been converted in a singular way, betwixt his condemnation and execution: his last words were these, spoken with a mighty shout,-‘Never man perished with his face towards Christ Jesus.’-Traill. It will ill become me to speak in a slighting way of “hopes” and “trusts.” But I fear many of us sit down content with them, and go no farther. v. God has done His part. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Verse 13 directly states the overall purpose of John's letter, which is assuring true believers of their salvation. 1634. Christ and His apostles lived in the air of certainty… The epistles glow with the truth that we may know we possess salvation. None will have time or heart to work for God, who are not assured as to their own salvation. If thou canst receive Christ and rest upon Rim, even with the weakest faith, it will serve thy turn.-Take heed thou think not it is the strength of thy faith that justifieth thee. Seek on, and expect to find. "To know with settled intuitive knowledge." THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION The child naturally loves his parents; and he just as naturally loves his brothers and sisters. After he had read to a woman some passages about trusting Christ, she said, “Well, I am trying to believe.” I. “Our Saviour requires, and delights in a strong, firm believing on Him, though the least and weakest He rejects not.”-Archbishop Leighton’s Lectures on the first nine chapters of St. Matthew’s Gospel. Since that verse unquestionably refers back to the entire Gospel of John, the parallel expression in 1Jn 5:13 most likely refers back to the entire epistle. — Reprinted by permission. They are believers, but of little faith. It will teach him to say, “I will both lay me down in peace and sleep, for thou, Lord, only makest me to dwell in safety.” (Psalm iv. A believer who lacks an assured hope will spend much of his time in inward searchings of heart about his own state. The eighth of Romans is very important, and we should be very familiar with it. The book of the Revelation was penned by John to all who believe in Christ Jesus, Who is the Word made flesh – Son of God. In His care securely resting, “The secret of the Lord,” says David, “is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.” (Psalm 24:14. Paul never saw the book of life, and yet Paul says, “I know, and am persuaded.”. 2), and to the Hebrews of the “full assurance of faith,” and the “full assurance of hope”? 1 John 5:12, ESV: "Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." John Stott writes (p. 182), “Unbelief is not a misfortune to be pitied; it is a sin to be deplored. But if we trust in Christ to save us, 1.) Reader, the comfort assurance can give in the hour of death is a point of great importance. You have the evidence in your life that He has changed your heart. Indecision and doubt about our own state in God’s sight is a grievous one, and the mother of many evils. 1Jn 2:12-14,19; 3:1; 5:13 make it clear that this letter was addressed to believers. Would that be enough to rest on?" Life may present us with surprises along the way, but because of Christ’s work we can have peace. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”11 (Psalm lxxiii. See, you’re with us now, and we’ll make sure that you always are.” That settled it for Billy. Let us examine some of them. Do forgive me.” I say: “Yes, my son,” and kiss him. "The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God." And the word ‘Christ’ reminds us that, even in this world, Jesus was full of God’s Holy Spirit. Although we will focus on verses 14-15, we want to include verse 13 as context. THE KNOWING LIFE -1 JOHN 5:13 - James Smith - Handfuls of Purpose. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 4:13; 1 Jn. Let us remember, then, for one thing, that assurance is to be desired, because of the present comfort and peace it affords. A Christian does not need to guess whether he or she will have eternal life. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.” (1 John 3:18, 19. God hath in sunny places of the Scripture declared that without faith there is no salvation; but God hath not in any one place of Scripture declared that without assurance there is no salvation.”-Heaven on Earth, by Thomas Brooks, Preacher of the Gospel at St. Margaret’s, Fish Street Hill, London. “The stork says to himself, ‘Ah, here is a fir tree:’ he consults with his mate, ‘Will this do for the nest in which we may rear our young?’ ‘Aye,’ says she; and they gather the materials, and arrange them. ASSURANCE WILL DIMINISH IN THE PRESENCE OF CONCEALED SIN. Change your plan. It is the slander of the world to think assurance an idle doctrine.”-Manton’s Exposition of James. Ought we to go into that company? I may not dwell longer on this part of the subject. Seek an assured hope of salvation like the Apostle Paul’s. Are you one of those who desires assurance, but have not got it? Satan, with all his malice, shall never pluck them out of Christ’s hand. You will not find and feel that all the Lord’s ways are ways of pleasantness, unless you labour in all your ways to please the Lord.19. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ a man must have, beyond all question, if he is to be saved. 1 John 5:3, KJV: "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." No, no: it is Christ and His perfect righteousness which thy faith receiveth and resteth upon that doth it. The weakest faith hath as equal a share in God’s love as the strongest. (4) The fourth thing worth knowing we find in verse twenty-four: “And he that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. 1830. He has a portion that will never be taken from him, a Saviour that will never forsake him, a treasure that fadeth not away, however little he may realize it all at present. 3) Those who are saved, but don't act like it: Corinthians. 1 John 5:13-17 New International Version (NIV) Concluding Affirmations. 1 Timothy 6:12, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith." He was my son; although it did not appear what he would be when he attained manhood. The demons believe but they are clearly not saved. “Did you ever find me?” Surprised and deeply touched by his doubt, she embraced him and said, “Of course, my child! I will ask you to mark it well. Now let us come to the Word. I see the language of persuasion, confidence, knowledge,-nay, I may almost say, of certainty. The children of God are not perfect; but we are perfectly His children. “Assurance is more than life. There never yet was a Scriptural truth without abuses and counterfeits. (Heb. But we sometimes are in such a case, that we think we have no faith at all; or if we have any, it is very feeble and weak. Seek clearer views of Christ, and what Christ has done for you. 4:6; 1 Jn. They do not seem to comprehend that there is a wide difference between our justification and our sanctification. and could God’s own Son fail? Like a nervous, hypochondriacal person, he will be full of his own ailments, his own doubtings and questionings, his own conflicts and corruptions. Those who know God and love others show evidence … They feel no assurance that they are Christ’s, and so feel a hesitancy about breaking with the world. (2 Peter 1:10. “I am ready to be offered.” I am like an animal brought to the place of sacrifice, and bound with cords to the very horns of the altar. He may be troubled with fear upon fear, and doubt upon doubt. And Christ says “Ye shall know them by their fruits;” (Mt 7:16+) “for the tree is known by his fruits.”  (Mt 12:33+)  Make the tree good, and the fruit will be good. Sometimes they hope that their state is good, at other times they fear that their state is bad: now they hope that all is well, and that it shall go well with them for ever; [then] they fear that they shall perish by the hand of such a corruption, or by the prevalency of such or such a temptation … They are like a ship in a storm, tossed here and there" (HEAVEN ON EARTH). All on board is ready. Source Unknown - Regarding salvation and assurance, there are three groups of people: (1) those who are secure but not sure; (2) those who are "sure" but not secure; and (3) those who are secure and sure. ASSURANCE IS FINALLY A GIFT OF THE SPIRIT. What we want is to get beyond servants. He had God’s eternal word, which was sure footing, and better than either marble, granite or iron; but the moment he took his eyes off Christ down he went. So Westcott: “that ye have life—yes, eternal life.”, Eternal life - To know that your spirit is born again and you will live forever with God in heaven. All rights reserved), Faith looks beyond this transient life 42. Enter in and share our privileges. Always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1662, 10 These were John Bradford’s words in prison, shortly before his execution. I would not have you judge of the Lord Jesus Christ by His people. All rights reserved). 5:19; 1 Jn. The Holy Spirit's presence provides assurance that Christians will receive their promised inheritance with God (Ephesians 1:14 ). But if we are doubtful of our own salvation, we are not fit for the service of God. I say neither less nor more than I have here laid down. He will look well to his roads, his house, and his company, and run no risks. My answer to all who deny the existence of real, well-grounded assurance is simply this,-What saith the Scripture? “The wild goat on the crag does not say, ‘Have I a right here?’ No, he must be somewhere: and there is a crag which exactly suits him; and he springs upon it. on StudyLight.org The foundation for the assurance of one's salvation or well-being with God is rooted in a divine gift. Family love is a part of nature. (NET Note), Steven Cole - “If they believe in the Name (= person) of the Son of God, then they may know that they have eternal life. This is to be regretted, and does much harm. I feel deeply for you in these latter days of the world, if I ever did. It is the privilege of every one of us to know, beyond a a doubt, that our salvation is sure. They do not clearly see that Christ’s work, not their own work,-either in whole or in part, either directly or indirectly,-is the alone ground of our acceptance with God; that justification is a thing entirely without us, for which nothing whatever is needful on our part but simple faith,-and that the weakest believer is as fully and completely justified as the strongest.17. The wine and oil have been poured on my head, according to the custom. I can laugh at all trouble: no affliction daunts me. For many a man there is of humble and contrite heart, that serveth God in spirit and truth, yet is not able to say, without great doubtings and waverings, I know and am fully assured that my sins are pardoned. • "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers" (1 Jn 3:14). On a certain day their chains were to fall off, and they were to be free. When I was a boy I could only make a straight track in the snow, by keeping my eyes fixed upon a tree or some object before me. A spark of fire is as true fire as any is in the element of fire. The feeblest member of Christ would not change conditions with you. One day he disobediently strayed from home and got lost. - Too Busy Not To Pray, IVP, p. 113. 1784. If I made a promise to meet a man at a certain hour and place to-morrow, and he were to ask me for my watch as a token of my sincerity, it would be a slur on my truthfulness. Worse, you’re calling God a liar. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.” (Isa. ), Assurance can make a man rejoice to suffer shame for Christ’s sake, as the Apostles did. It is upon us before we know that it is coming. Let us forget those things which are behind, and reach forth unto those which are before, and press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. God's Spirit used that to bring assurance to the man's heart. How can we be sure that “we know Him?” “If we keep His commandments” (1 Jn 2:3, 5). But we can be sure of heaven if we simply believe on the Lord (Acts 16:31). 2. Begin with simple believing, and all other things shall soon be added to you.16. Are you hungering after righteousnes? You will never get it without diligence, however much you may desire it. "When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long." R. Finlayson . Evidence from early Christian writers places the apostle John in Ephesus during most of his later years (c. a.d. 70-100). When she reached the part where they went out searching for him, Billy began to relive the story. It is vain to suppose you will feel assured and persuaded of your own pardon and acceptance with God, unless you count all God’s commandments concerning all things to be right, and hate every sin, whether great or small. Take advice of a minister of Christ this very day. Christ says: “I am the door; by Me if any man enter in he shall be saved.” “I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine.” “I am the light of the world; he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (Jn 8:12) “I am the truth;” (Jn 14:6) receive Me, and you will have the truth; for I am the embodiment of truth. In his Epistle He tells us what He is doing for us in heaven as our Advocate. This is a very serious question, and ought to raise in all great searchings of heart. Life may present us with surprises along the way, but because of Christ’s work we can have peace. (Mark 5:27+.) Moreover, it is God who will bring to completion this divine gift (Philippians 1:6 ). Who can tell the gulf between life and death? “But this, as it is very sad and uncomfortable for thousands of doubting and deserted souls, concluding all those to fall short of grace who fall short of certainty, so hath it given the Papists too great advantage. He calls us “friends.” If you go into a house you will soon see the difference between the servant and the son. “A man may have true grace that hath not the assurance of the love and favour of God, or the remission of his sins, and salvation of his soul. He does not vex his soul with doubts about his own pardon and acceptance. We shall be judged for our stewardship (cf 2 Jn 1:8, Rev 22:12+, Mt 6:19-21+, Jn 15:8). 2. Thomas Robinson, Vicar of St. Mary’s, Leicester. Why? “I have no request to make. Neither can I know but that, in a sense of my own ‘sinful condition, I do cast myself in some measure upon my Saviour, and lay some hold upon His all-sufficient redemption: but, alas, my apprehensions of Him are so feeble, as that they can afford no sound comfort to my soul! See, you’re with us now, and we’ll make sure that you always are.” That comforted Billy, because he took her at her word. You must be daily sowing to the Spirit, if you are to reap the witness of the Spirit. 1637. "I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. Sure am I that a believer’s knowledge that his Beloved is his, and he is his Beloved’s (Cant. In Romans 8:9+, Paul says: “Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” That ought to settle the question, even though one may have gone through all the external forms that are considered necessary by some to constitute a member of a Church. So believers are oftentimes exposed to the most horrible dangers in their journey to heaven; but, so long as they are “rooted and grounded” in the Rock of Ages, they are perfectly secure. He says in 2 Corinthians 5:1+: “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” He had a title to the mansions above, and he says—I know it. 1680. Faith, and sense of faith, are two distinct and separable mercies; you may have truly received Christ, and not receive the knowledge or assurance of it. Depend on it, one secret cause of halting between two opinions is want of assurance. Lay aside your doubts. God only knows. “A man may be in the favour of God, in the state of grace, a justified man before God, and yet want the sensible assurance of his salvation, and of the favour of God in Christ. 18. 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