How can I be assured that I am saved? The answer is simply "Trust the promises." If the question then is, But how can I be assured that I am truly trusting, the answer has to be "Trust the promises. Trust the One who promises. God has committed Himself to saving His people, going to the extreme of giving His only Son in our place. He is trustworthy. Trust Him." Or even, "Unbelief is sin. Repent, and trust God who has given Himself for you in Christ." There is a place for "knowing that we know," in the words of 1 John, but this has to be set in the context of the exhortation to trust. If the question is, How can I know that I shall trust Him to the end and so be saved, the answer is, "God will keep His own. Trust Him."
- Reverend Peter Leithart, from: His blog entry titled Auburn Avenue (3/17/04)
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