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Seed Doctrine
Biblical Assurance of Salvation and the Danger of False Assurance
Assurance of salvation must be grounded in God's promises and tested by the scriptural evidences of saving grace, including genuine repentance, obedience, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Feelings, reputation, religious activity, verbal profession, and external morality cannot by themselves establish that a person is saved.
Core Concepts
assurance of salvationfalse assuranceself-examinationevidence of graceoutward professionspiritual readinessfruit of repentance
Misconceptions We Reject
- Church attendance or religious activity automatically proves salvation
- Strong emotions or tears necessarily prove genuine repentance
- A favorable reputation before other people guarantees acceptance by God
- Good works merit salvation
- Biblical self-examination requires perpetual despair or denial of God's promises
Key Scriptures