Finding Assurance of Salvation

Pastor David Reagan
Antioch Baptist Church
01/11/2004

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Scripture References:

• 1 John 5:10-13

Sermon Notes:

1. The Problem of Assurance
   
   
   1. Doubting Saints (Hebrews 11:6; Romans 14:1)
      
      
      1. Their personal agony
      2. Their hindered service
         
         
   2. False Professors (Titus 1:16; Matthew 7:21-23)
      
      
      1. Their false hope
      2. Their false life
         
         
2. The Possibility of Assurance
   
   
   1. By the Word of God (1 John 5:13)
   2. By the Person of Christ (2 Timothy 1:12)
   3. By the Examination of Self (2 Corinthians 13:5)
      
      
3. The Practical Proofs of Assurance
   
   
   1. Inward â?? The Witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:24; 4:13; 5:10)
   2. Outward â?? The Love of the Brethren (1 John 3:14; John 13:34-35)
   3. Upward â?? The Keeping of Godâ??s Commandments (1 John 2:3-5; 3:7,10)
      
      
4. The Final Proof of Assurance
   
   
   1. Examine the Word of Salvation (Romans 10:8-10, 13)
   2. Examine Your Time of Salvation (2 Corinthians 13:5)