Faith and doubt
What does the Bible say about assurance of salvation?
John writes so that believers may know they have eternal life, resting on Christ's promise rather than on feelings that change.
What Scripture says
1 John 5:13
“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.”
John 10:28
“I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
Romans 8:16
“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;”
John 5:24
““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.”
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