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The Assurance of Salvation

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  Many folks are perplexed by this question: “I don't have the assurance of salvation. How can I have the assurance of salvation? Is that something I should always feel? Is it something I should ask God to give me? Do I need to have more faith in order to have the assurance of salvation?” There are many areas in life that we overcomplicate. The question of our eternal security is one such area. Many believers are perpetually insecure because they don't have a clear answer to this question. I would like to address this question in a clear and practical way. Assurance of salvation = knowing that I am saved. The assurance of salvation comes with salvation. So, if you are a genuine born-again believer, then you have the assurance of salvation. Let us look at one of the main verses that explains how a person is saved: Romans 10:9 — “…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” This verse present...
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Meaning of Being Born-Again

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  Part 1 - What Does It Mean to Be a Born-Again Believer? According to the book of Romans, in the Bible, anyone—regardless of religious background, culture, or past—who repents of their sins and confesses Jesus Christ as Lord becomes a born-again believer. Romans 10:9 — "...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Jesus communicated this same truth to Nicodemus, a respected Jewish rabbi who came to Him seeking the path to eternal life. Jesus made it clear that something more than natural birth is required to enter the Kingdom of God. John 3:5–6 — "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." Jesus' words make it clear that while every human being experiences a natural, physical birth, no one is born a Christian—regardles...
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The Wise Man and the Foolish Man — Some Thoughts

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  Jesus concluded His Sermon on the Mount with a powerful illustration about two builders. The passage is familiar to almost every Christian, yet I believe there is a practical lesson in it that deserves careful consideration. Jesus said: Matthew 7:24–27 — “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.” Luke records the same teaching this way: Luke 6:46–49 — “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he i...
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