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“Eternal Assurance” Series
If you'd like to study Parts 1-3, visit the "Pulpit" page on nccdighton.org and go back to February 23rd and 27th, and March 12th.

Eternal Assurance
Jesus purchased eternal life for us by His blood, and He has also given us eternal assurances of what's to come!

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• We have an abiding love and eagerness for Christ that unbelievers
do not have (1 Corinthians 16:22; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 John 3:1-3).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• We are given spiritual discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:11-13; 6:3-6; 2 Peter 3:14-16; 1 John 2:12-19, 4:1-6).


1 Th 5:21
but test everything; hold fast what is good.

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• We are given spiritual discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:11-13; 6:3-6; 2 Peter 3:14-16; 1 John 2:12-19, 4:1-6).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• We are acutely aware of God’s holiness and the presence/power of sin and we
are grateful for the God-given ability to confess/repent from it (Romans 7:14-25; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 1).


2 Co 7:10-11
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly
grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment!  At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• We are acutely aware of God’s holiness and the presence/power of sin and we are grateful for the God-given ability to confess/repent from it (Romans 7:14-25; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 1).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• As patterns of sin decrease, patterns of obedience increase (John 8:31; 1 John 2:1-7).


Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• “But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). We love God and others with a love previously unknown to us (John 13:35; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 John 2:9-11; 3:16-19; 4:19).

Jn 13:35
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

1 Th 4:9
Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another

Assurance of Salvation Is By Grace Through Faith.
As true believers:
• “But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). We love God and others with a love previously unknown to us (John 13:35; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 John 2:9-11; 3:16-19; 4:19). 


Eternal Assurances From Jesus
Jn 4:13-14, 5:24, 6:35-40,51,58, 10:27-30, 11:25-26

Eternal Assurances of Resurrection for Believers
Ps 37:28-29, Jn 5:25-29, 6:39-40,44, Ac 17:30-31, Ro 8:11,29-30, 1Co 6:14, 15:3-8,12-22,49-58, Php 3:20-21,
Col 3:3-4, 1Pe 1:3-5, Jude 24-25.

Eternal Assurance of Resurrection

1 Co 6:14
And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.

Eternal Assurances of Resurrection for Believers
Ps 37:28-29, Jn 5:25-29, 6:39-40,44, Ac 17:30-31, Ro 8:11,29-30, 1Co 6:14, 15:3-8,12-22,49-58, Php 3:20-21,
Col 3:3-4, 1Pe 1:3-5, Jude 24-25.

The Believer's Assurance
Jon 1:4-5
But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

The Believer's Assurance
May we believers REST ASSURED, as we should, being in union
forever with Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior!
Jn 14:1,27 – “Let not your hearts be troubled”