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Assurance

KAYODE CROWN

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& Chapter one ' Assurance & Chapter t o ' (orn again through the resurrection o) *esus Christ & Chapter three ' Circu+cision o) the heart & Chapter )our ' C!eansing & Chapter )i"e ' Doing nothing in a spirit o) partia!ity & Chapter si, ' -od.s o n possession & Chapter se"en ' /nheritance in the saints & Chapter eight ' *u0i!ee & Chapter nine ' 1ost & Chapter ten ' 2an as -od.s i+age & Chapter e!e"en ' Our dai!y 0read & Chapter t e!"e ' %eparation )or ser"ice & Chapter thirteen ' %er"ing -od as priest & Chapter )ourteen ' $he 0!essed o) the 1ord & Chapter )i)teen ' $he decei"er & Chapter si,teen ' $he i+age o) Ada+ & Chapter se"enteen ' $he +essenger and his +essage & Chapter eighteen ' $he peop!e o) -od & Chapter nineteen ' We ere a!iens to the co++on ea!th o) /srae! & Chapter t enty ' What is the 0!essing o) A0raha+ that is upon genti!es3 & Chapter t enty one ' Appendi, ' 4o to 0e 0orn again

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1 ASSURANCE
Judges 6:39: Then Gideon said to God, Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just on e more! "lease let me test just on e more #ith the $lee e! "lease let it be dry on the $lee e only, and on all the ground let there be de#!% -ideon as not sure i) he shou!d e+0ar5 on the process o) rescuing /srae! or not# 4e had encountered -od6 0ut hen a!one6 he had this nagging sense o) inade7uacy6 and he needed +ore assurance )ro+ -od# $o that end he +ade certain re7uests o) -od6 !i5e the one in the )ocus "erse6 so that he can 0e +ore than dou0!y sure that -od as ith hi+# $hat i!! he!p hi+ to rap his +ind around +o"ing on to the 0att!e as -od has charged hi+ 8*udges 9:# We a!! need assurance# /t is ne"er the i!! o) -od that e +o"e ith a sense o) uncertainty6 0ecause that is not ho -od is# -od is not uncertain and 4is chi!dren shou!d not 0e other ise; and assurance gi"es sta0i!ity# Salvation

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-od ants you to ha"e the assurance o) sa!"ation# We cannot +o"e )ar ith 4i+ ithout that# You cannot 0e sure=)ooted in your spiritua! >ourney i) you do not ha"e in your )eet the preparation o) the gospe! o) peace6 hich is the sure)ootedness o) 0eing sa"ed 8Ephesians 9?1@=1A:# We can.t 5eep !oo5ing 0ehind our 0ac5s6 and at the sa+e ti+e +a5e rea! progress# When the i)e o) 1ot !oo5ed 0ehind her at the ti+e ange!s o) -od dro"e her )a+i!y )ro+ %odo+ 0e)ore its destruction ith -o+orrah6 she 0eca+e pi!!ar o) sa!t# %he 0eca+e i++o0i!ised 8-enesis 1B?1A=29:# You spiritua! !i)e i!! !i5e ise 0e i++o0i!ised ithout the assurance o) sa!"ation; that )or ard !oo5ing sense o) going so+e here ith -od# We need the assurance o) sa!"ation6 hich the riter o) the 0oo5 o) 4e0re s descri0ed as an anchor o) the sou! that goes into the ho!y o) ho!ies 84e0re s 9?11=1B:# /t is the assurance o) sa!"ation that +a5es us a0!e to dra c!ose to -od ith 0o!dness as e shou!d# You i!! not 0e a0!e to dra near to -od ithout the assurance that you are sa"ed# And the 0asis o) that assurance is the ord o) -od6 not )ee!ing# $he on!y assurance that A0raha+ had that hat -od pro+ised to hi+ i!! co+e to pass as 4is ord# $he 0i0!e says A0raha+ 0e!ie"ed -od and that as accounted to hi+ )or righteousness 8-a!atians @?9:# $hat +eans he as changed 0ecause he 0e!ie"ed# 2ay e ne"er co+e to a ti+e in the church here the si+p!e act o) e,pression o) )aith to 0e sa"ed through ans ering an a!tar ca!!6 repeating a con)ession o) )aith6 as a +eans o) e,periencing sa!"ation i!! 0eco+e out o) )ashion6 rep!aced 0y certain o0ser"ances as a +eans o) sa!"ation# When *esus as as5ed? hat +ust / do that / +ay do the or5s o) -od 8*ohn 9?2C=2B:3 $he eterna! ans er he ga"e as? 0e!ie"e in the one he has sent# $hat is a!! there is to 0e sa"ed and an assurance is 0ased on that# /t is 0ased on 0e!ie"ing such scriptures as? )or -od so !o"ed the or!d that hoe"er 0e!ie"es in hi+ i!! not perish 0ut ha"e e"er!asting !i)e 8*ohn @?19:; i) you 0e!ie"e in *esus6 you ha"e passed )ro+ death to !i)e 8*ohn A?24:; hoe"er ca!! upon the 1ord sha!! 0e sa"ed and others !i5e the+ 8Ro+ans 10?1@:#

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Dhi!ip +inistered to the Ethiopian Eunuch6 )ro+ the 0oo5 o) /saiah6 chapter A@ 8Acts C?29=@B:# And a)ter a hi!e6 the +an said that he ants to 0e 0aptised in ater6 hich on!y a 0e!ie"er in *esus shou!d do# $he on!y 7uestion that Dhi!ip as5ed hi+ as? do you 0e!ie"e ith a!! your heart3 $o hich he ans ered? / 0e!ie"e that *esus is the %on o) -od# $hat 7ua!i)ied hi+ to 0e a citiEen o) hea"en and can 0e assured in his heart that he has passed )ro+ death into !i)e# 4e actua!!y ent on re>oicing6 assured o) sa!"ation 81u5e 10?20:# $he thie) cruci)ied on the right hand o) *esus had assurance )ro+ the ords o) *esus that he ou!d 0e sa"ed# 4e did not recei"e the assurance o) sa!"ation )ro+ *esus 0ecause he 0eha"ed nice!y in his !i)eti+e 0ut 0ecause he "er0a!!y e,pressed )aith in *esus 81u5e 2@?4@:# Baptism in the Holy Spirit What a0out the assurance that you ha"e 0een 0aptised in the 4o!y %pirit3 1et.s as5 Deter 0ased on his e,perience in the house o) Corne!ius 8Acts 10:# Corne!ius and his househo!d ere genti!es6 )u!!=0!o n ones )or that +atter# $hat6 according to the preconcei"ed notion o) Deter6 dis7ua!i)ied the+ )ro+ 5no ing the true -od6 the )ather o) our !ord *esus Christ# (ut the 4o!y %pirit F)orcedG hi+ to +inister the ord to the+# Whi!e he as ta!5ing to the househo!d o) Corne!ius a0out *esus in the tenth chapter o) the 0oo5 o) Acts6 the hea"en opened and the peop!e e,perienced the 0aptis+ o) the 4o!y %pirit si+i!ar to hat Deter hi+se!) e,perienced in the second chapter o) the 0oo5 o) Acts 8Acts 2?1=4:# $hey 0egan to spea5 in tongues6 right in the +idd!e o) the ser+on 0eing presented 0y Deter# $hat as the assurance that Deter had that tru!y these peop!e ha"e recei"ed the 0aptis+ o) the 4o!y %pirit >ust as he did# $hat is the on!y assurance o) the (aptis+ o) the 4o!y %pirit there is# /t is the 0i0!ica! co++on deno+inator# Who to marry What a0out the assurance that you are ith the right person to +arry3 %orry / cannot he!p ith that6 0ut / can gi"e you genera! guide!ines# $he

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0i0!e says that as +any as are !ed 0y the 4o!y %pirit they are the sons o) -od 8Ro+ans C?14:# You ant to 0e sure that you are 0eing !ed 0y -od in the decision you ha"e +ade concerning ho to +arry# You shou!d not a!!o your )!esh6 or socia! standards to guide you# Note that e are to!d not to con)or+ to this or!d 0ut 0e trans)or+ed 0y the rene a! o) your +ind 8Ro+ans 12?1=2:# (eyond the choice you are +a5ing concerning ho you ant to +arry6 are the choices you are +a5ing to change in ho you are# You need changes to occur ithin you 0ecause it is the right person that can choose the right person# You a!so need to 5no that there are red !ines that shou!d not 0e crossed in the 5ind o) spiritua! 7ua!ity o) the person you shou!d +arry# <nderstand that there is nothing that i!! sustain your +arriage !i5e the sense that you are in the i!! o) -od# /t spurs you to ant to do your 0est in e"ery situation# You need to ha"e a co++it+ent to the things o) -od and to continuous trans)or+ation to 0e a0!e +a5e the right choice in +arriage# And / a+ not ta!5ing a0out seeing "isions or re"e!ations concerning the person to +arry# /t is a0out ha"ing enough +enta!6 spiritua! and e+otiona! +aturity to +a5e the right choice6 so / repeat6 the 0est in"est+ent to +a5ing the right choice is to 0e the right person yourse!); it is to 0e a !earner in spiritua! and +enta! disposition6 not 0eing o"er!y set in your ays6 hich is a prere7uisite )or increasing spiritua! gro th and e+otiona! +aturity# Lifes pursuit What a0out assurance that you are doing the right >o06 or in"o!"ed in the right spiritua! ser"ice3 $he nu+0er one 7uestion is? do you )ee! a sense o) grace or strugg!e 81Deter 4?10=11:3 %piritua! ser"ice shou!d 0e a0out -od )!o ing through and not you trying to +a5e things happen# $he right >o0 is that hich appropriate!y channe!s o) the gi)t o) -od resident in you# (uy 0oo5 A+aEon 5ind!e

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