I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. John 5:13
A. The Importance of Assurance of Salvation
1. Determines the consistency & joy of fellowship with God: James 1:5-8
2. Sustains zealous Christian living: 1 Thess. 1:4-8
3. Produces confidence in prayer: 1 John 5:13-15
4. Makes us compassionately bold with the truth: John 6:66-69, Acts 4:18-20, Acts 4:29-31
5. Settles the heart in times of trouble: John 14:1-3
6. Carries us through the valley of the shadow of death: John 11:25-26
B. The Means to Assurance of Salvation
1. Consistent obedience to God’s Word: 1 John 2:3
2. Christ-like conduct: 1 John 2:5-6
3. Conviction of the truth: 1 John 2:21
4. Sacrificial Service to God’s people: 1 John 3:17-20
5. Recognition of the Holy Spirit’s Presence: 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13
6. Love to other believers: 1 John 4:7-8
7. Reliance upon Scripture as the chief basis of assurance: 1 John 5:13, John 20:30-31