Salvation: Can We Know for Sure?
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Salvation: Can We Know for Sure?

1 John 3:19–24  (ID: 1480)

Is it possible to move beyond speculation to a deep assurance of our salvation? Alistair Begg examines the truths found in John’s first epistle, explaining that biblical confidence for our salvation is rooted in Scripture and the steadfast love of God. While believers may still battle uncertainty, placing our trust in God’s unchanging character dismantles self-condemnation and puts our hearts at rest in His presence.

Series Containing This Sermon

A Study in 1 John, Volume 2

God’s Love in God’s People 1 John 3:11–5:21 Series ID: 16202


19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,4 and God5 in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.