THE
ASSURANCE OF OUR HOPE
Jn.
6:35-40 It
is God's will that we have everlasting
life & Christ lose none of
His.
Jn.
17:6-12-20 Christ
kept the apostles safe from
harm and loss.
Jn.
18:1-9 Christ
lost none of those given
to Him (but Judas). This
is an example of
God's fulfillment of His will - our
encouragement.
Jn.
10:25-30 No
one can snatch what belongs to
Christ out of the Father's hand.
Mt.
18:10-14 He
will leave 99 to save one straying
lamb. This is our assurance.
How
does He go about caring for His sheep?
Heb.
1:13-14 His
angels are ministering spirits sent
to care for His own children.
Heb.
2:1-3 Though
we are under His protection, we
can chose
to turn away.
Jn.
10:1-5 Our
responsibility is to follow
our
Shepherd. He will protect us.
Jn.
1:5-ff We
should choose
to walk in His light &
confess our sins to Him. He
will forgive.
This is our assurance.
1
Jn. 2:1-6 Christ
is our advocate before the Father.
In turn, we should be obedient
to Him as
a demonstration of our love for Him. By
this we know
that we are in
Him.
This
is our assurance.
Remember
1 Pet. 3:21 Obedience
is the answer of
a good conscience.
Mt.
11:28-29 "Come
unto Me - take My yoke - learn
from Me - find rest in Me".
Col.
2:4-10 To
avoid being deceived and drawn
away - walk in the way
in which you
received Christ (in faith & full of joy)
Be
rooted & built up in Him &
established in the faith (thru His
word)
Remember,
follow Him in whom you
are complete - and not men.
Paul
said these things so we not be deceived & drawn away:
Col.
1:19-23 Christ
has reconciled us to the Father
in His body (the church)
Col.
1:24-2:3 The
mystery of God's will reveals His
riches found in Christ. Therein
are
found the treasures of wisdom &
knowledge.
Remember
the anchor of our hope & assurance
Heb.
6:17-ff We
have assurance in two things: His
promise & His oath. This
hope is our
anchor. It keeps us grounded so we
won't drift.