The Holy Spirit gently whispers to my spirit, “You
LESSON 1 are a child of God now.”
Assurance of Salvation
A Christian must not only know that he is
saved, he must also have the a__________ of this
salvation.
But salvation is a gift (Eph. 2:8) which we
receive and then we possess salvation.
I. DEFINITION OF ASSURANCE OF
SALVATION
To have assurance of salvation is to be absolutely
confident that we are saved and that if we died
suddenly, we would go immediately to heaven.
Assurance of salvation is p __________ salvation –
possessing the Lord Jesus Christ.
Salvation is e_________ l______; it is the life of
God; it is D______ life.
If I possess eternal life, then I am saved – saved for
time and eternity.
John 10:28-29 “And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand. My Father, who gave
them to me, is greater than all; and no man is able
to pluck them out of my Father's hand.”
II. WHO MAY HAVE ASSURANCE OF
SALVATION?
1. Those who have r___________ Jesus Christ
as their p__________ Saviour. John 1:12 “But
as many as received Him, to them gave He the
power (authority) to become the sons of God.”
2. Those who b___________ in Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 “. . . whosoever believes in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting life . . .”
John 3:36 “He that believes on the Son has
everlasting life.”
III. BASIS OF ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
God has given us three things upon which to base
our assurance:
1. The w__________ of the Holy Spirit. Rom. 8:16,
“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we
are the children of God.”.
Galatians 4:6 “And because you are sons, God
has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts,
crying, Abba, Father.” “Abba” is a term of close
relationship.
2. The W_________ of God. Very often, the Holy Spirit
witnesses through the written Word.
1 John 5:10 He that believes on the Son of God
has the witness in himself: he that believes not God has
made him a liar; because he believes not the witness
that God gave of his Son.
1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you
that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you
may know that you have eternal life, and that you may
believe on the name of the Son of God.
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, HAS
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation;
but is passed from death unto life.
Act 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified
from all things, from which you could not be justified by
the law of Moses.
Luke 7:48 And he (Jesus) said unto her, Your sins
are forgiven.
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved. (If I have called on the
Lord Jesus, then I am saved)
3. The c_________ life. Everyone around sees the
change in us and assures our own heart that we are
saved- truly a child of God – truly born again.
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that
loves not his brother abides in death.
The Christian is a new creature in Christ (II
Corinthians 5:17) and this is manifested in new
affections, new likes, new dislikes, new loves, new
hatreds. The power and presence of evil habits are
progressively gone, confirming that I am truly
saved.
IV. THE PROBLEM OF ASSURANCE OF
SALVATION
The acid test boils down to answering two
questions:
1. Have I received Jesus Christ as my personal
Saviour?
2. Do I truly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?
 V. HINDRANCES TO AN ASSURANCE OF
SALVATION My Prayer response:
1. F_________ to trust the Word of God. If I am
truly saved, then I must pray that God will ______________________________________________
increase my faith and help me to believe and ______________________________________________
trust what the Bible says. ______________________________________________
2. Spiritual d__________. In Pilgrim’s Progress, ______________________________________________
Pilgrim fell asleep and lost his scroll. Often ______________________________________________
Christians fall asleep and lose both their joy ______________________________________________
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and assurance of salvation.
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3. W____________. The love of the world chokes
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our desires for God, the Word, and prayer.
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4. Sin and b_____________. If this has happened
you must confess your sins and come back to
God according to 1 John 1:9.

CONCLUSION:
Lord search my heart and see if I possess
salvation – If Jesus truly lives within.
If I am truly saved, help me never to doubt the
plain statements of the Bible.
If I am not saved, O Lord, take away the false
security. I want to know and be assured of the truth.
Assurance is not presumption or pride, it is
simple trust in God’s Word.
To say “I know I’m saved” requires humility, for
it can only be done by His grace and mercy; He saves
me; He keeps me; He will bring me to heaven.
Remember: Salvation always precedes baptism and
our salvation is just the starting line, not the finish line,
of our journey with God.
Name: __________________________________
ASSIGNMENT: Answer the questions below.
1.1 Define assurance of salvation in your own words.
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1.2 What is salvation?____________________________
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1.3 Who may have assurance of salvation?
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1.4 On what 3 things is assurance of salvation based?
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1.5 List 5 verses that teach assurance of salvation.
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1.6 What is the biggest change that comes in the life
when Christ enters that person? ____________________
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1.7 Why do many people lack assurance of salvation?
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1.8 Do you now have the assurance of your salvation?
Why? _________________________________________
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Name: _____________________________________
ASSIGNMENT: Answer the questions below.
1.1 Define assurance of salvation in your own words.
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1.2 What is salvation?____________________________
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1.3 Who may have assurance of salvation?
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1.4 On what 3 things is assurance of salvation based?
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1.5 List 5 verses that teach assurance of salvation.
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1.6 What is the biggest change that comes in the life
when Christ enters that person? ____________________
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1.7 Why do many people lack assurance of salvation?
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1.8 Do you now have the assurance of your salvation?
Why? _________________________________________
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