1. What If?

    book
    01/13/21
    8 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    What if I’ve used up God’s forgiveness—he’s given me far too many chances and I’ve blown them all. Maybe his grace is for you but not for me. What if Jesus loved me once, but now regrets everything he’s done for me?
    What If?

  2. What If I Am Not Saved?

    book
    07/27/20
    14 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    I rededicated my life as many times as I could when the guilt was unbearable. I would read my Bible more and pray more, yet I still struggled. I knew deep down, I was breaking God’s heart with my failure at being his child.
    What If I Am Not Saved?

  3. What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

    book
    07/13/20
    16 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    By basing our assurance on the promises of God, which we not only hope for in the future but live in now, the Christian can finally rest in the comfort that they are both saved and not responsible for their own salvation.
    What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

  4. My Always Reliable Hope

    book
    06/11/20
    12 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    The unrelenting truth of the Gospel is our only hope. Jesus Christ is the unshakeable, unmovable object of our faith. It is this hope in Christ that we find relief and comfort.
    My Always Reliable Hope

  5. Move or Die

    book
    04/20/20
    8 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    "Move or die" is one of those “laws” we don’t like, but we have to admit, as harsh as it sounds, it is good for us. It helps us. Just don’t apply it to my faith.
    Move or Die

  6. A Helmet of Promises

    book
    03/10/20
    7 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    What I have come to see is that while anyone can make a conscious decision to walk away from God or deny him, a person can’t accidentally lose his or her salvation.
    A Helmet of Promises

  7. Salvation in the Soot of Sin

    book
    01/16/20
    7 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Have you ever felt haunted by fear, shame, and guilt? Have you ever worried that Jesus couldn't love you anymore? I have.
    Salvation in the Soot of Sin

  8. On the Definitive Assurance of Jesus’s Advocacy

    book
    01/06/20
    11 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Having the assurance that perfect righteousness has already been gifted to you is, perhaps, the leading spiritual scuffle in which every believer is entangled.
    On the Definitive Assurance of Jesus’s Advocacy

  9. How Do I Know I'm a Christian?

    book
    11/14/19
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Look inside yourself to answer, “Are you a Christian?” and what will you find?
    How Do I Know I'm a Christian?

  10. Am I Saved?

    book
    08/22/19
    7 mins
    read
    By Jay Sawrie
    We must be careful in how we are answering this question. So often we fall into the trap of basing on our assurance on what we are currently doing or not doing.
    Am I Saved?

  11. God Alone Saves, Right?

    book
    08/19/19
    10 mins
    read
    By Dominick Santore
    This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
    God Alone Saves, Right?

  12. One of Those Days

    book
    06/11/19
    8 mins
    read
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    I'm having one of those days. You know, the kind where you're filled with confusion, guilt, and fear? If you don't know what I'm talking about, just stop reading now.
    One of Those Days
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