How Do You Know That You Are Saved?
Click below for a very challenging sermon from Paul Washer.
A synopsis of this sermon by:
Mark Edward Sohmer
August, 2006
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How Do You Know You Are Not a Counterfeit Christian PDF
Paul Washer
HeartCry Missionary Society
P.O. Box 67
Florence, AL 35631
Telephone
(256) 381-7510
Email
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Hi Berean Wife, I am so grateful for your use of and explanations of the Scriptures concerning salvation. Truly it is of grace alone that we are saved. I’m curious what you think about Jonathan Edwards’ sermon : The Manner in Which the Salvation of the Soul is to be Sought. I would love to hear what you think about Edwards’ exhortations – “There is a work or business which must be undertaken and accomplished by men, if they would be saved.”
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Berean Wife Reply:
September 15th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Mallory,
I don’t seem to understand your question. See anyone who is familiar with Paul Washer or even with the Berean Wife website would know that we both believe that we are saved by Grace alone and not by our works. However, once we are saved we are expected by the Lord to bear fruit in keeping with repentance (Matthew 3:8), actually posted about that today – Fruit Bearing Children.
I read the sermon by Edwards The Manner in Which the Salvation of the Soul is to be Sought just so I could figure out what you were asking. Ten “Christians” God Will Not Allow Into Heaven answers the question of how even if we look like “Christians” and are serving the Lord we are only saved by Grace from the Lord. Here is a good summation of Edwards’ sermon:
That is not any different from what Washer says in his sermon or what is on my website? So what did you mean by my “overlooking something”?
Berean Wife
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Are you guys Calvinists and do you believe in predestination?
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Berean Wife Reply:
March 4th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
James,
I would say we believe in the Soveriegnity of God. Many would call that Calvinism, although there is much of Calvin’s teaching we would not adhere to. An example would be Calvin taught and practiced infant baptism yet we do not. We believe in believer’s baptism.
Predestination meaning that the Lord forordained all that would happen through out time. Yes. We would also say we believe in Election meaning that God choose all who would be saved before the foundation of the world.
Berean Wife
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