Assurance of Salvation Is Variable

I. Assurance of Salvation Is Possible

  A. Hypocrites Have a False Hope

  B. True Believers Have a Genuine Hope

II. Assurance of Salvation Is Infallible

  A. The Fact of Its Infallibility

  B. The Foundations of Its Infallibility

  C. The Fruit of Its Infallibility

III. Assurance of Salvation Is Attainable

  A. The Difficulty of Attaining Assurance

  B. The Provisions for Attaining Assurance

  C. The Duty of Attaining Assurance

IV. Assurance Is Variable

  A. Reality of a Variable Assurance

  B. Causes of a Diminished Assurance

       1. Negligence in preserving it

       2. Falling into sin

       3. A sudden and forceful temptation

       4. Withdrawal of God’s light

  C. Sources for a Revived Assurance