Solid Assurance (3 of 8)
Series: SOLID
Steve Jones
Psalm 19:12
Series Summary: This is a topical sermon series on the basic Bible doctrines that form a solid foundation for the Christian life.
Sermon Summary: This sermon focuses on the assurance of salvation. We have assurance through 1) Disabuse 2) Cover, and 3) Faith.
INTRODUCTION: Many of you will be familiar with the Biblical story of Ruth. It’s a beautiful love story. Ruth is the daughter-in-law of Naomi. To survive, Ruth must get up every morning and go out into the fields to glean. Gleaning was backbreaking work: poor women would follow behind the servants, who were harvesting grain in the fields, to pick up stray stalks of wheat or barley. At the end of a long day in the hot sun, Ruth would process the grain she had gathered and hopefully have enough to make a loaf of bread to share with her aged mother-in-law, Naomi. This went on for months. Finally, Ruth caught the attention of the wealthy bachelor who owned the land and fields in which she toiled. His name was Boaz. After a whirlwind romance, they were married. All of that is recorded in Ruth chapters 1-4. In the fifth chapter of Ruth, we read where the day after the wedding, Ruth got up, put on her working clothes, and headed out into the fields to glean. Boaz stopped her and said, “Ruth, where are you going?” Ruth replied, “I’m going out to glean, just like before.” Boaz replied, “Ruth, you’re not a poor servant girl anymore. You are my WIFE. Your gleaning days are over. Everything I have is yours.” And Ruth said, “Ohhhhhhh.”
There is no “fifth chapter of Ruth.” I made that up. I intend for that story to illustrate how hard it is for we Christians to transition from a mentality of WORKING for our salvation to one of ASSURANCE of our salvation. So, in this message, I want to talk about three things that will help us live with the assurance of our salvation.
I. ASSURANCE OF DISABUSE
To “disabuse” someone is to ...
Series: SOLID
Steve Jones
Psalm 19:12
Series Summary: This is a topical sermon series on the basic Bible doctrines that form a solid foundation for the Christian life.
Sermon Summary: This sermon focuses on the assurance of salvation. We have assurance through 1) Disabuse 2) Cover, and 3) Faith.
INTRODUCTION: Many of you will be familiar with the Biblical story of Ruth. It’s a beautiful love story. Ruth is the daughter-in-law of Naomi. To survive, Ruth must get up every morning and go out into the fields to glean. Gleaning was backbreaking work: poor women would follow behind the servants, who were harvesting grain in the fields, to pick up stray stalks of wheat or barley. At the end of a long day in the hot sun, Ruth would process the grain she had gathered and hopefully have enough to make a loaf of bread to share with her aged mother-in-law, Naomi. This went on for months. Finally, Ruth caught the attention of the wealthy bachelor who owned the land and fields in which she toiled. His name was Boaz. After a whirlwind romance, they were married. All of that is recorded in Ruth chapters 1-4. In the fifth chapter of Ruth, we read where the day after the wedding, Ruth got up, put on her working clothes, and headed out into the fields to glean. Boaz stopped her and said, “Ruth, where are you going?” Ruth replied, “I’m going out to glean, just like before.” Boaz replied, “Ruth, you’re not a poor servant girl anymore. You are my WIFE. Your gleaning days are over. Everything I have is yours.” And Ruth said, “Ohhhhhhh.”
There is no “fifth chapter of Ruth.” I made that up. I intend for that story to illustrate how hard it is for we Christians to transition from a mentality of WORKING for our salvation to one of ASSURANCE of our salvation. So, in this message, I want to talk about three things that will help us live with the assurance of our salvation.
I. ASSURANCE OF DISABUSE
To “disabuse” someone is to ...
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