Blessed Assurance, Eternal Life Is Mine! | 1 John 5:13

Lord's Day: May 31, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: First John  Topic: Assurance  Scripture: 1 John 5:13; Titus 3:5; John 20:30–31; 1 John 1:3–4; 2:1, 8, 12–14, 21, 26; 3:24; 4:10–11; 1 Timothy 4:1–2; James 2:18; 1 John 1:9; Hebrews 11:6; 6:4–6 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 I.  Assurance: Imbalances and extremes to avoid “[Presumption] may be defined as the condition of a soul which, because of a badly regulated reliance on God's mercy and power, hopes for salvation without doing anything to deserve it [salvation]…” (Catholic Encyclopedia) II. The beloved apostle wrote this letter to God’s people for several reasons. Knowledge of the doctrinal truth in John’s letter is a means which God uses to personally assure us of our salvation in an ongoing, enduring sense. III. Is this verse law or gospel? The biblical doctrine of assurance requires and presupposes a proper law and gospel balance and distinction. The 1689 London Baptist Confession (and most Reformed confessions) dedicates an entire chapter on the doctrine of assurance. IV. Biblical ongoing assurance is like a well-watered tree—with roots, trunk, fruits External, objective, and internal, subjective means of assurance Means of Grace Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church4712 Montana AveEl Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Churchcall/text: (915) 843-8088email: [email protected] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com