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Assurance is of the Essence of Saving Faith – 1997 Grace Evangelical Society Conference – MP3 / YouTube
What is the difference between saving faith and assurance? Why is the nature of the gospel message, such that when a person believes the biblical gospel, he necessarily has the assurance of eternal salvation? If a person is not assured of his eternal salvation, then that person is not believing the gospel message of eternal life. Believing something false never saved anybody, although believing a falsehood may give false assurance. What is saving faith? Is it a persuasion or a decision? Most false professions are made when the decision/process precedes the persuasion. What does it mean to believe that Jesus is the Christ? It means that Jesus is the guarantor of resurrection and eternal life to everyone who believes in Him. At the moment of saving faith, the believer is sure that he is eternally saved. Passages mentioned include: John 3:16, 20:31; 1 John 5:1; John 11:25-27; John 9:35-38; Matthew 11:2-3; and 2 Timothy 2:18.
The Spirit of the Antichrist – Decoupling Jesus from the Christ – 2001 Grace Evangelical Society Conference – YouTube / Transcript (page 37)
In this message given at the 2001 Grace Evangelical Society Conference, Zane discusses the importance of believing that Jesus is the Christ, and that it is the spirit of the Antichrist, who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus is the One Who said and promised, “Amen, amen, I tell you, whoever believes in Me has eternal life.” (John 6:47). Passages discussed include: John 4:25-26; 5:24; 6:47; 8:28; 9:35-38; 12:48-50; 20:30-31 and 1 John 2:18,21-22; 4:2-3; 5:1.
The Uniqueness of the Christian Church – MP3 / YouTube
Was the new birth unknown before the day of Pentecost? Were Old Testament saints indwelt with the Holy Spirit? What is the distinction between the work of the Holy Spirit in regenerating people in giving them new life and the work of the Holy Spirit in baptizing them into the body of Christ? If the uniqueness of the Christian Church is not that we are born again, not that we are children of God, and not that we are God’s family, then what is it? The uniqueness of the Christian church is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, being baptized by the Holy Spirit, being members of the body of Christ, and being the bride of Christ. Believers in the church age have the special privilege of an intimate relationship with their Lord Jesus Christ. Our passages mentioned include: Philippians 3:8-10; Psalms 45; John 3:3, 10; John 7:39; John 14:17; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 5:30-32, Hebrews 1:8-9; Psalm 110:1; Revelation 6:2; Matthew 25:1-13; Mark 13:31; and Colossians 3:1-4.