Mike Lii explains why assurance rests on Jesus’ present promise of everlasting life, not on recalling a past profession or experience of faith.
Assurance by Testimony or Assurance by Truth
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Faith / Belief
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Doctrinal Déjà Vu: An Old Issue—Faith and Assurance
A February 1989 Grace in Focus article in which Zane Hodges revisits an older theological debate over faith and assurance, arguing that Reformed theology deprives believers of true assurance by making works the test of saving faith.
What If It Doesn’t Work?
A November 1989 Grace in Focus article in which Zane Hodges argues that believing in Jesus Christ for eternal life always “works,” and that so-called false professions result not from defective faith but from a failure to understand the gospel clearly.
What Is a Dead Faith? (James 2) (English)
A 1992 message on James 2:14–26, exploring the expression “save your souls” in James 1:21 and showing that “save” in James is about saving your earthly lives, not salvation from hell.
What Is a Dead Faith? (James 2) (Spanish)
An English reading resource: What Is a Dead Faith? Chapter 3 of The Gospel Under Siege by Zane C. Hodges.
Zane Hodges Library — A Focused Free Grace Ministry
Mike Lii explains the convictions of Focused Free Grace theology: faith as persuasion, and Jesus’ promise of eternally secure life as the essential saving message.