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assurance

Can you be a Christian if you doubt?

January 22, 2019 by Randal

I grew up in a Christian tradition that greatly valued the certainty of one’s convictions: the “man of faith” was the one who fully trusted God, not the one who doubted. As a result, I came to believe that doubt is the enemy of faith. But is that really true?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: assurance, doubt, faith, knowledge

Does Calvinism offer a basis for the assurance of salvation?

March 17, 2018 by Randal

Calvinism affirms a doctrine known as the perseverance of the saints according to which the truly regenerated disciple will persist in faith. In the words of the seventeenth-century Puritan William Secker, “Though Christians be not kept altogether from falling, yet they are kept from falling altogether.” Calvinists insist that perseverance of the saints is a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, assurance, Calvinism, epistemology, perseverance, salvation

Seeking assurance that you won’t die in the fire: A tale of two buildings

January 12, 2012 by Randal

In my article “Are Arminians better off when it comes to assurance? Why I’m not so sure” I was being coy. In fact, I’m quite sure that Arminians aren’t any better off. Adam Omelianchuk countered that “things might go differently if the object of faith is God and his intentions towards humanity.” He then explained […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, assurance, Calvinism, salvation, soteriology

Are Arminians better off when it comes to assurance? Why I’m not so sure.

January 10, 2012 by Randal

Andy Derksen offered an interesting comment on my blog post “Compassion Reformed?” in which he sought to extend the argument from compassion for others to assurance of one’s own salvation. He wrote: Ironically, not only must the Calvinist–*IF* he’s logically consistent with his theology–hold merely “provisional” compassion toward the suffering, he must also hold only […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, assurance, Calvinism, defeater, epistemology, falliblism

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