The Highway Forums Announcements What's New on The Highway website? "The Assurance of Salvation" by Sinclair Ferguson

It is possible to approach the subject of assurance in terms of either the problem it poses or the doctrinal controversy it has aroused in the past. When a genuine desire for felt religion has been awakened in men’s souls, both of these approaches have been adopted. But it is necessary for us to be reminded that the Scriptures do not approach assurance from these standpoints. For the New Testament nothing is more perspicuous than that assurance is primarily a privilege and a blessing; indeed it is the summit of the blessings that the believer may know in this life. For that reason alone, most of what follows draws upon the great peak of truth which Paul scales in Romans chapter eight. He does not say all there is to say in these verses; but the aspects of experience on which he touches are fundamental dimensions in the Christian life.

In this excellent article Dr. Ferguson discusses the subject of assurance from these perspectives:

1. THE POSSIBILITY OF ASSURANCE
2. THE FOUNDATION OF ASSURANCE
3. HINDRANCES TO ASSURANCE
4. THE EXPERIENCE OF ASSURANCE

Read it now here: The Assurance of Salvation

For later reading, from the homepage, go to Calvinism and the Reformed Faith and click on the "Praxis" button on the left. You will find this article under the heading of "Sanctification".

In His service and grace,