STT 084 - Where Do You Look for the Assurance of Salvation (HC LD 29, QA 78-79)?

STT 084 - Where Do You Look for the Assurance of Salvation (HC LD 29, QA 78-79)?

Author: Jonathan Shirk July 20, 2022 Duration: 9:12

Do you struggle with the assurance of salvation? If so, where do you look expecting to find comfort? Do you look at yourself or at Christ? Tune in for encouragement to look to Christ for the assurance of salvation. God has given wonderful places to look!

To learn more about the sacraments and how to benefit from them, check out these GREAT resources: Heidelberg Catechism 65-82; Westminster Shorter Catechism 88-97 and Westminster Larger Catechism 161-177; Belgic Confession articles 33-35. Also, you may be interested in The Book of Praise: Anglo Genevan Psalter from the Canadian Reformed Church. Perhaps this will interest you for family worship.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR FAMILY WORSHIP: (1) Why do you think Christians often struggle with the assurance of salvation? (2) What means has God given His children to bolster their assurance? (3) What is happening in the Lord's Supper that heartens believers? 


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