It's unfortunate (perhaps I shouldn't use that word . . . how about: stinkin' bummer) that so many true believers are troubled by the notion that they can fall in and out of salvation. We need to understand what salvation is all about, what it truly means.R.C. Sproul puts it this way:
"Real assurance rests on a sound understanding of salvation, a sound understanding of justification, a sound understanding of sanctification, and a sound understanding of ourselves."
~from Doubt and Assurance
This doesn't remove the imperative to make our "calling and election sure" and to "test ourselves" at all - this very self-examination leads to a BLESS-ED assurance. An assurance that is firmly and safely grounded in the complete salvation Christ has accomplished for those whose names are written in that eternal document, the Lamb's Book of Life (since the creation of the world!).
3 comments:
Praise the Savior who really saves!
And a pat on the back to Sproul, too...well said.
Preach it! BTW, it was Sproul's 'Chosen By God" that convinced me of a Reformed understanding of predestination. Brilliant. Have you seen Mark Driscoll interview him? I liked just looking at the scene: Mark Driscoll and RC Sproul. Heh.
Kevin - Yes indeed, the Savior who really saves. I like that.
Chris - I HAVE seen that interview! Is that the one where R.C. admits he's never used the internet?
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