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Can Christians be completely abandoned by God?

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit but can also lack such assurance. But are Christians ever left […]

Can Christians lose assurance that they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. We’ve also seen that Christians may not know that they are […]

Can Christians not know that they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. But are all true Christians at all times assured of their salvation? […]

Can Christians know they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away from faith. But can Christians have assurance that they are saved? The Bible teaches that those who truly believe in Christ […]

Why do I lack assurance?

by Joel Radford

Last week we looked at why Christians have assurance that we are going to heaven when we die. This week I want to look at why we sometimes lack assurance – we do not feel that we are actually saved. Firstly, we can experience a loss of assurance through falling into some special sin which […]

What is assurance?

by Joel Radford

This week I want to look at the doctrine of assurance. Christian assurance is primarily the understanding that you are definitely going to heaven instead of hell. Christian assurance is actually very similar to any other assurance in that it is based upon evidence. For example, the bank assures you that they have your money […]