{"id":202992,"date":"2020-08-03T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T22:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=202992"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:16:45","slug":"assurance-salvation-study","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/resource\/assurance-salvation-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Assurance of Salvation Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading montserrat has-large-font-size\">God\u2019s Word provides assurance for our everyday lives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/1jn.5.11-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 John 5:11-12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The enemy will often to cast doubt on the work God has done in your heart. Although you won\u2019t hear his audible voice, he will whisper this in your mind: <em>\u201cYou don\u2019t think you are saved and your sins forgiven just by believing and receiving Christ? Surely that is not enough!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will your answer be? Your only hope of successfully resisting such an attack is to resort to God\u2019s Word. What does God say about the matter? That is the important thing for you to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the basis of this \u201ctestimony\u201d\u2014God\u2019s written Word\u2014you can be convinced you have the Lord Jesus Christ, and with Him eternal life. You can thus overcome in this test of your faith. The attack may recur, but now you can meet it with the Word of God in your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading montserrat has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-explore-1-john-5-11-12\">Explore 1 John 5:11-12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who gives eternal life?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is eternal life found?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who has eternal life?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who does not have eternal life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-the-testimony\">\u201cThis Is the Testimony\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What did John say in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/jhn.20.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 20:31<\/a>\u00a0about why he wrote this book?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-god-has-given-us-eternal-life\">\u201cGod Has Given Us Eternal Life\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/rom.5.8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romans 5:8<\/a>, how has God shown that He loves you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What results of man\u2019s sinfulness are listed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/isa.59.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Isaiah 59:2<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/eph.2.8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ephesians 2:8-9<\/a>. Why do human efforts always fail to reach God?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/1pe.3.18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Peter 3:18<\/a>, how did Peter explain what God has done to bring men to Himself?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How did John say a person receives the gift of salvation in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/jhn.1.12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 1:12<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-who-has-the-son-has-life\">\u201cHe Who Has the Son Has Life\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/jhn.5.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 5:24<\/a>, what three things are the result of hearing and believing?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did Jesus promise His followers in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/jhn.10.27-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 10:27-29<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What takes place when a person becomes a Christian, as described in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/2co.5.17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2 Corinthians 5:17<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you know that you have eternal life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading montserrat has-large-font-size\">Next Steps:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorize 1 John 5:11-12 about the assurance of your salvation, and write it out on a note card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cta ticss-63dda377 has-cool-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-cta-headline\"><strong><strong>Share this Navigator Discipleship Tool<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Download a print friendly PDF of the <em>Assurance of Salvation<\/em> resource to pass along.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/resources\/\">Navigator Discipleship Tools<\/a>\u00a0are designed for sharing with your Bible study, church group, and those you are discipling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navigators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/navigators-assurance-salvation.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Purchase the complete\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/p\/growing-in-christ\/9780891091578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Growing in Christ\u00a0<\/em><\/a>Bible study at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">navpress.com<\/a>\u00a0or call our publishing partner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyndale House<\/a>\u00a0toll free at 1-855-277-9400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Excerpt from Growing in Christ: A 13-Week Course for New and Growing Christians. 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