Sinclair Ferguson
W. Robert Godfrey
Michael Reeves
Ken Jones
Stephen Nichols
Darrell B. Harrison
Sherif Fahim
Augustus Nicodemus Lopes
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Assurance of Salvation (Seminar)

Jesus does not want His people to doubt whether they belong to Him but to know that they are citizens of His kingdom and adopted children of the Father. In this seminar, Dr. Michael Reeves addresses various subjects related to our assurance of salvation.

Questions:

  1. What are some of the most common reasons why Christian's struggle with assurance? (0:52)
  2. How does the Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints relate to a believer's assurance? (6:51)
  3. How does the trinity relate to assurance? (9:29)
  4. How can we distinguish between true and false assurance? (10:46)
  5. Is the doctrine of assurance something that every generation of Christians wrestles with or have there been times in church history where the struggle with assurance has been greater? Does social media have an impact on this? (13:08)
  6. How do we relate to warning passages in scripture concerning assurance? (18:15)
  7. What counsel do you give someone who might find themselves in a low season of assurance right now? (21:34)
  8. What is the ultimate end of having assurance and what is the fruit of true assurance in the life of a believer? (25:37)

Note: Answers given reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Here is our Statement of Faith.

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Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Sojourners and Exiles. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.

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