Will God Keep Me?
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In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss perseverance of the saints and assurance of grace from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 17 and 18. They explain that God preserves his people through faith, addresses the Bible’s serious warning passages, and shows how believers can find assurance in God’s promises, the Spirit’s witness, and the ordinary means of grace.
Scripture mentioned:
John 10:27-29 (ESV) - Jesus’ sheep hear his voice, follow him, and cannot be snatched from his hand
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/10/27-29/s_1007027
Philippians 1:6 (ESV) - God completes the good work he begins in his people
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/phl/1/6/s_1104006
1 Peter 1:5 (ESV) - Believers are guarded by God’s power through faith
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1pe/1/5/s_1152005
Romans 8:38-39 (ESV) - Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/38-39/s_1054038
Warning passages:
Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV) - A serious warning passage often raised against perseverance of the saints
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/4-6/s_1139004
John 15:1-8 (ESV) - Jesus’ warning about branches that do not abide in the vine
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/15/1-8/s_1012001
Matthew 24:13 (ESV) - Enduring to the end and salvation
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/24/13/s_953013
Galatians 5:4 (ESV) - Being severed from Christ by seeking justification through the law
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/5/4/s_1096004
1 Timothy 1:19 (ESV) - Some make shipwreck of their faith
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1ti/1/19/s_1120019
1 Timothy 4:1 (ESV) - Some depart from the faith through deceitful teachings
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1ti/4/1/s_1123001
Hebrews 4:6 (ESV) - Those who received good news yet failed to enter because of disobedience
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/4/6/s_1137006
Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV) - Those who have received profound covenant privileges and then fall away
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/4-6/s_1139004
Hebrews 10:26-29 (ESV) - Deliberate sin after receiving knowledge of the truth and the warning of judgment
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/10/26-29/s_1143026
2 John 1:8 (ESV) - Watchfulness so as not to lose a full reward
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2jo/1/8/s_1165008
1 John 2:19 (ESV) - Those who depart show that they were not truly of Christ’s people
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/2/19/s_1161019
Romans 8:29-30 (ESV) - God’s saving purpose from foreknowledge and predestination to glorification
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/29-30/s_1054029
John 6:37-40 (ESV) - Christ receives all the Father gives him and loses none of them
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/6/37-40/s_1003037
Ephesians 1:4-5 (ESV) - The Father chose and predestined his people in Christ
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/4-5/s_1098004
Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) - The Holy Spirit seals believers as the guarantee of their inheritance
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/13-14/s_1098013
Romans 8:15-16 (ESV) - The Spirit bears witness that believers are children of God
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/15-16/s_1054015
1 John 2:3 (ESV) - Obedience as evidence that believers know Christ
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/2/3/s_1161003
Hebrews 6:17-20 (ESV) - God’s promise and oath give believers strong encouragement and a sure hope
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/17-20/s_1139017
Numbers 23:19 (ESV) - God does not lie or fail to fulfill what he has promised
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/num/23/19/s_140019
Romans 7:14-25 (ESV) - Paul’s continuing struggle with sin
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/7/14-25/s_1053014
Galatians 5:16-17 (ESV) - The conflict between the flesh and the Spirit
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/5/16-17/s_1096016
1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) - Believers confess sin rather than claiming sinless perfection
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/1/8-9/s_1160008
Psalm 51:1-12 (ESV) - David’s repentance and prayer for renewed joy after sin
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/51/1-12/s_529001
Colossians 3:3 (ESV) - The believer’s life is hidden with Christ in God
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/col/3/3/s_1110003
1 Samuel 15:22 (ESV) - Obedience is better than sacrifice
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1sa/15/22/s_251022
Other sources:
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saints
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVII
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVIII
Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8QhB8_0t2g
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