Assurance and good works (2)
This article by Ronald Cammenga argues that assurance is essential to the nature of faith according to both Reformed confessional teaching (specifically the Heidelberg Catechism) and Scripture. Drawing on biblical passages from 2 Timothy and Hebrews, Cammenga demonstrates how certainty and confident persuasion are integral to true faith rather than optional accompaniments to it.
Previous article in this series: October 15, 2020, p. 36. Assurance of the essence of faith Assurance is of the essence of faith. This is the historic and confessionally Reformed view of assurance, as it is the teaching of Scripture. The Heidelberg Catechism teaches that assurance is of the essence of faith in its classic description of faith in Lord's Day 7, Q&A 21. There the Heidelberg Catechism describes faith as both knowledge and confidence. Confidence is just another word for assurance....
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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