Assurance of Salvation (178)
  1. I hear voices in my head accusing me, telling me these sins will be there on the Day of Judgment unless I make atonement.
  2. She does not see a Christian in the mirror. She sees a doubter.
  3. However, right before I affirmed her proposal, it dawned on me, “Isn’t every worship service and Bible study for those struggling with faith, life, and fear?!”
  4. That week, I began to doubt myself. Did I really believe?
  5. What if I just hadn’t repented enough? Or prayed enough? Or really, really given my whole heart to Jesus? What if I just wasn’t ready?
  6. From a secret place deeper than the muscle tissue of her brain she spoke Jesus’ words. Words He planted there long ago.
  7. Jesus is faithful even when we are faithless. He is our Strength, and Song, and Salvation. He's all this for us because He is God, and God is love.
  8. Beware the lament, dear readers, that is not soothed with the good-goods of Jesus.
  9. Jesus didn’t lie. He was called to preach to Israel. He would send His disciples out into the world. But that didn’t mean His message wasn’t for all.
  10. He does not offer a linear route or a series of actions. He offers Himself. In very simple straightforward words, He declares, “I am the way.”
  11. The question is not can I lose my salvation, but can salvation lose me? No, it can’t.
  12. "What do you mean, 'Confess that I don't believe in God?' I'm a Christian. Of course I believe in God!"
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