The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Totally or Utterly

1. Hardly could one admit to the things you have above; hatred of sin, Christ YOUR only hope, a love for God's inspired Word (cp. Jh 6:1-67, then v. 68 where c. 5000 men + women and children ate the miraculous multiplication of food from but 5 loaves of bread, and heard the words spoken by the incarnate Son of God, but only 11 believed on Him with hearts of love and submission.) Your words, at least give evidence of regeneration and the doctrine you held dear are Scriptural, et al. Yes, of course, there is always the possibility of a person deliberately deceiving others to the contrary. And, yes, there is always the possibility of someone being self-deceived, but that is generally mated to false doctrine, easy believism, no evidence of the fruit of the Spirit, and most always, no acquaintance of the Word of God nor any love for it as the rule of faith and practice. Soooo, on the surface at least, without knowing more I would conclude that your problem is more to do with assurance.

2. I would counsel you to obtain a copy of Dr. Joel Beeke's book: Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith which is available from myriad sources online. If this is not acceptable to you then at least go to The Highway website and type "assurance" in the search box and you will find a number of excellent articles on that subject by reliable godly men.