“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” (John 10:27-30)
Promises
Assurance (G4136)
Assurance is entire confidence; most certain confidence; freedom from doubt and uncertainty. It is to “know” (1John 5:12-13).
True or full assurance is not a feeling. Feelings are fickle. They can waver from time to time as the result of our insecurities and fears. Assurance is not a feeling but truth based on the Word of God; the source of absolute truth.
When used in the context of our salvation, assurance and security are tied together but unique in the following way. The security of the believer is the work of God which guarantees that the gift of salvation, once received, is forever and cannot be lost. The assurance of salvation is the realization, the full confidence, that the genuine believer does possess eternal life.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Psalm 18:30-32
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect.
Psalm 31:23-24
Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person. Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Psalm 34:7-10
The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Psalm 56:3-4
Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Trust [H982]
To be confident in; to put confidence in. It is the sense of well-being and security; to have confidence or hope in someone. To passively “believe in” is not the idea. This word is active as in absolute reliance and/or absolute confidence in God.