Assured: Discover Grace, Let Go of Guilt, and Rest in Your Salvation
Ebook
Despite our professions of belief, our baptisms, and our
membership in the church, many of us secretly wonder, Am I truly
saved? We worry that our love for Jesus isn't fervent enough
(or isn't as fervent as someone else's). We worry that our faith
isn't strong enough. We struggle through the continuing presence of
sin in our lives. All this steals the joy of our salvation and can
lead us into a life characterized by legalism, perfectionism, and
works righteousness--the very life Jesus freed us from at the
cross!
But Greg Gilbert has a message for the anxious believer--be
assured. Assured that your salvation experience was real. Assured
that your sins--past, present, and future--are forgiven. Assured
that everyone stumbles. Assured that Jesus is not your judge but
your advocate. With deep compassion, Gilbert comforts readers,
encouraging them to release their guilt, shame, and anxiety to
rejoice in and follow hard after the One who set them free.
From the Back Cover
"Stop worrying. Read Assured, don't
give up, and rest in your salvation."--Kyle Idleman,
author of Not a Fan and Don't Give Up
Despite our professions of belief, our baptisms, and our membership
in the church, many of us secretly wonder, Am I truly saved?
We worry that our love for Jesus isn't fervent enough (or isn't as
fervent as someone else's). We worry that our faith isn't strong
enough. We struggle through the continuing presence of sin in our
lives. All this steals the joy of our salvation and can lead us
into a life characterized by legalism, perfectionism, and works
righteousness--the very life Jesus freed us from at the
cross!
But Greg Gilbert has a message for the anxious believer--be
assured. Assured that your salvation experience was real. Assured
that your sins--past, present, and future--are forgiven. Assured
that everyone stumbles. Assured that Jesus is not your judge but
your advocate. With deep compassion, Gilbert encourages you to
release your guilt, shame, and anxiety to rejoice in and follow
hard after the One who set you free.
"In this brilliant new book, Greg Gilbert cuts through the fog of
confusion surrounding our questions--and fears--related to
assurance. Bristling with cinematic imagery and clear-eyed biblical
reflection, Assured will reanchor you on Christ, the solid
rock. All other ground is sinking sand."--Matt Smethurst,
managing editor, The Gospel Coalition
"That fact that Christians are assured of salvation is one of the
greatest truths of God's Word, one of the most cherished
affirmations of the Reformation, and one of the central pillars of
the faithful Christian life. In this timely book, Greg Gilbert, a
tremendously gifted and faithful pastor-theologian, presents a
powerful case for assurance with deep biblical and pastoral
insight."--R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary
Greg Gilbert (MDiv, Southern Seminary) is the author of
Favor and What Is the Gospel? The senior pastor of
Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, he lives with
his wife, Moriah, and their three children in Kentucky, where he
enjoys basketball, coffee, and Thai food.