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    The Assurance of Faith
    The Assurance of Faith
    The Assurance of Faith
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    The Assurance of Faith

    By Louis Berkhof

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    This little book is born of the conviction that the subject of the assurance of faith deserves more attention that it often receives in the present day. We are not living in an age in which Christian certitude can be taken for granted. The enemy is exerting himself to destroy the foundation which God has laid for our faith in his excellent Word. Doubts respecting the most fundamental truths of the Bible are rampant everywhere and are also making inroads in the Church of Jesus Christ. Question-marks are fast taking the place of positive assertions of the truth. Such an atmosphere is not conducive to the assurance of salvation, but threatens to rob the Christian of this precious gem. If it ever was necessary to cultivate the assurance of faith, it is necessary to-day, for without it the present generation of Christians will not be equal to the tremendous task that rests upon its shoulders, “to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints,” and to guard the good thing that was committed unto it. It is hoped that this little treatise may be of some service in the cultivation of assurance especially among our rising generation. Older catechumens might peruse it with profit. Perhaps it could be used as a gift to those who are making their public profession of faith.

    CrossReach Publications
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossReach Publications
    Release dateSep 6, 2018
    ISBN9788829505593
    The Assurance of Faith
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    Louis Berkhof

    (1874-1957) He taught for thirty-eight years at CalvinTheological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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