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GOD’S WORD CONFIRMS

John 8:31—To confirm means “to fully establish a truth or fact.” The Bible should be used to confirm God’s truth in our own hearts in at least three ways:

a. It confirms our salvation. Often, Christians can become troubled with doubts about their conversion experience. Did God really save them when they asked Him to do so? Are they still saved today, even after sinning greatly? Several passages confirm our salvation. One of the strongest is Jesus’ own words in the Gospel of John: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life” (John 5:24; cf. John 3:16; 6:27, 35, 37, 40; 10:27–29; Rom. 8:1).

b. It confirms the hand of God in all of life’s bitter disappointments. Undoubtedly, a most important verse of reassurance and comfort in the hour of great need is Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

c. It confirms our forgiveness when we sin. Sometimes, believers carry an unnecessary burden of guilt over past sins and failures. Even though these have been confessed, they have difficulty believing God has truly forgiven and cleansed them. But time and again, the Bible assures us all sin is instantly and eternally forgiven at the moment of salvation (Pss. 32:5; 103:12; Is. 38:17).

This Bible study is an excerpt fromThe OPEN Bible, Published by Thomas Nelson Bibles