31 Bible Verses about Assurance in the life of faith
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let us draw near with a true heart, in absolute assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water;
for I have given them the words thou gavest me, and they have received them; they are now sure that I came from thee and believe that thou didst send me.
Now faith means we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.
And have you forgotten the word of appeal that reasons with you as sons? ??My son, never make light of the Lord's discipline, never faint under his reproofs;
It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,
anchoring the soul to it safe and sure, as it enters the inner Presence behind the veil.
So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?
For I am certain neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, no powers of the Height or of the Depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to part us from God's love in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Hence I never lose heart; though my outward man decays, my inner man is renewed day after day.
no unbelief made him waver about God's promise; his faith won strength as he gave glory to God and felt convinced that He was able to do what He had promised.
for in him is the 'yes' that affirms all the promises of God. Hence it is through him that we affirm our 'amen' in worship, to the glory of God.
For I am proud of the gospel; it is God's saving power for everyone who has faith, for the Jew first and for the Greek as well.
For those who do good service as deacons win a good position for themselves as well as great freedom in the faith of Christ Jesus.
for I am controlled by the love of Christ, convinced that as One has died for all, then all have died,
for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),
Hence I mean to keep on reminding you of this, although you are aware of it and are fixed in the Truth as it is;
Now the confidence we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything in accordance with his will;
If our heart does not condemn us, beloved, then we have confidence in approaching God, and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.
Then again, this man rates one day above another, while that man rates all days alike. Well, everyone must be convinced in his own mind;
I know, I am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is in itself unclean; only, anything is unclean for a man who considers it unclean.
But see that the exercise of your right does not prove any stumbling-block to the weak. Suppose anyone sees you, a person of enlightened mind, reclining at meat inside an idol's temple; will that really 'fortify his weak conscience'? Will it not embolden him to violate his scruples of conscience by eating food that has been offered to idols? He is ruined, this weak man, ruined by your 'enlightened mind,' this brother for whose sake Christ died!
Zechariah said to the angel, "But how am I to be sure of this? I am an old man myself, and my wife is advanced in years."
May their hearts be encouraged! May they learn the meaning of love! May they have all the wealth of conviction that comes from insight! May they learn to know that open secret of God, the Father of Christ,
but hold you to what you have been taught, hold to your convictions, remember who your teachers were,
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
I sent Timotheus our brother, a minister of God in the gospel of Christ, for your strengthening and encouragement in the faith, to prevent anyone being disturbed by these troubles. (Troubles are our lot, you know that well;
not to let your minds get easily unsettled or excited by any spirit of prophecy or any declaration or any letter purporting to come from me, to the effect that the Day of the Lord is already here.
they have failed in the Truth by arguing that the resurrection has taken place already, and they are undermining some people's faith.
He also told the following parable to certain persons who were sure of their own goodness and looked down upon everybody else. "Two men went up to pray in the temple; one was a Pharisee and the other was a taxgatherer. The Pharisee stood up and prayed by himself as follows; 'I thank thee, O God, I am not like the rest of men, thieves, rogues, and immoral, or even like yon taxgatherer.read more.
Twice a week I fast; on all my income I pay tithes.' But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!' I tell you, he went home accepted by God rather than the other man; for everyone who uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted."
