Assurance and good works (1)
Cammenga argues that assurance of salvation is an integral part of God's gracious work in redemption, not merely a secondary benefit. The article establishes that believers can and should enjoy the certainty of their salvation in this life, rooted in God's sovereign election and the work of the Holy Spirit, demonstrating how assurance flows necessarily from a proper understanding of salvation itself.
Assurance belongs to salvation In the goodness of His grace, God not only saves His people; He also gives them the assurance of their salvation. Theoretically, God could have saved us but not given us the assurance of our salvation. Throughout our lives we would, at best, be left to wonder whether we were saved. At worst, we would be assailed by constant doubts and fears concerning our salvation. Then, although God has elected us, we could not in this life know with certainty that we are among...
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