Sanctification And Assurance

In one way or another our Reformed confessions speak of the Christian's assurance rather frequently. First of all, saving faith itself is assurance. This is very clear from Lord's Day VII. True faith is not only acertain knowledge . . . but also an assured confidence . . . that not only to others, but to me also, remission of sin, everlasting righteousness and salvation, are freely given by God, merely of grace, only for the sake of Christ's merits." In Question and Answer 44 this assurance is...