Can We Really Have Assurance of Salvation?

Can Christians truly know that they have eternal life? Scripture teaches that we can have confidence and assurance in Christ, yet many believers struggle with doubts, fears, and uncertainty about their salvation.

In this episode, John Warren examines the biblical basis for assurance of salvation, beginning with Jesus' promise in John 5:24 and the apostle John's declaration in 1 John 5:13.

We consider six foundations of assurance: the person of Christ, His finished work on Calvary, the Word of God, personal trust in Christ, the witness of the Holy Spirit, and the evidence of a growing Christian life.

We also examine the hindrances to assurance, including habitual sin, excessive introspection, doubts and fears, and failure to understand God's promises.

Salvation is entirely by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ—not by human performance. Our confidence rests in Christ and His finished work, while spiritual growth and obedience strengthen our personal assurance.

Key Scriptures: John 5:24; 1 John 5:13; 2 Peter 1:3–11; Hebrews 6:11–12; Hebrews 10:19–23; Romans 8:15–16.

The central message: We can have confidence before God because of the finished work of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Relentless Truth with John Warren | Episode 258

Scripture establishes that we are dead in our trespasses and sins. Paul reminds us in Romans 3 that there is none righteous, no, not one. So how can a spiritually dead sinner come to faith in Jesus Christ?

In this episode, we examine a sometimes neglected truth concerning salvation: the convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit.

In John 16:8, Jesus explains that the Holy Spirit will convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. Through the ministry of the Word of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, spiritually dead sinners are brought under conviction and confronted with the gospel.

We also examine the meaning of world in John's Gospel, God's desire that all people be saved, and the relationship between God's sovereignty and man's volition. Even John Calvin acknowledged that the Spirit's convicting ministry extends beyond those who ultimately receive salvation. Conviction and regeneration are not the same thing.

The offer of salvation is broad. It includes you and me and everyone. Scripture makes clear that we must respond to the gospel in repentance and faith. The new birth itself is entirely the work of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture References:

• John 16:4–11 — The convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit
• John 14 — Jesus promises the coming of the Holy Spirit
• John 3:16 — God's love for the world
• Romans 3 — Man's sinfulness and justification by faith
• Romans 5:8 — Christ died for us while we were sinners
• Romans 6:23 — The wages of sin and the gift of eternal life
• Romans 1–2 — Man's accountability before God
• 1 Timothy 2:1–6 — God's desire that all people be saved
• 2 Peter 3:9 — God's patience and the call to repentance

The central question: What will you do with this Savior? What will you do with your sin and your guilt?

Jesus Christ lived a sinless life, died on the cross, rose on the third day, and now sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us. His finished work conquered sin and death and satisfied God's justice.

You are loved by God. You are not excluded, no matter the life you've lived, the frustration you've had, or the guilt you've felt. This offer of salvation is for you

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Next Episode: Justification, our right standing before God, and the instantaneous new birth.

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Getting the Gospel Right: What Must I Do to Be Saved?

What must I do to be saved? Scripture answers that question clearly, yet Christians can sometimes become burdened by questions such as: Am I good enough? Did I pray the right prayer? Did I use the right words? Do I know enough?

In this episode, John shares his own long struggle with assurance of salvation and explains what he eventually came to understand from Scripture: God saves us; we do not save ourselves. Salvation is by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and Scripture calls the sinner to repentance and faith.

The episode examines the Philippian jailer's question, “What must I do to be saved?” and Paul's simple answer: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” It also considers Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, where the self-righteous Pharisee trusts in his works while the tax collector cries, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” Jesus says the tax collector went home justified.

The central point is simple: do not trust your goodness, a prayer you prayed, your knowledge, or the intensity of an experience. Trust Christ. Repentance and faith are the response Scripture calls for from the sinner, while salvation rests on God's grace and the finished work of Jesus Christ.

· Acts 16:25–34 — The Philippian jailer: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”

· Titus 3:4–7 — God saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy.

· Ephesians 2:8–9 — Saved by grace through faith, not as a result of works.

· Romans 3:21–28 — Justification by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

· Romans 10:9–13 — Believing, confessing, and calling on the name of the Lord.

· Acts 20:17–21 — Repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

· Mark 1:15 — “Repent and believe in the gospel.”

· Acts 11:18 — God grants repentance that leads to life.

· Luke 18:9–14 — The Pharisee and the tax collector; the repentant sinner goes home justified.

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