“A Guide for Religious Workers and Bible Teachers” from The John A Hertel Co. 1969-1970 Part 2-Assurance

Disclaimer: This is but a section of the Holy Bible published by Mr. Hertel. The information is unique to his version of family Bible and extremely instructive. It has been converted to modern English Standard Version (ESV) and, in some sections, reformatted. The writings will be in italics. I have updated spelling according to current conventions and put those words in brackets once only. Any mistakes made are solely mine. ********************** The "A Guide for Religious Workers and Bible Teachers" is rather long so I will bring it to you in sections. The next section is on "Backslider-God’s warning to the backslider." I think it is essential and very informational on every subject pertaining to being, staying and teaching as a Christian. The work will be in Italics. ******************* I have many blogs that address the fact that God chooses you as you are and will restore you if you let Him, but first, you must believe and surrender. This may mean falling a hundred times but only because we still cling to our unbelief based on our own worth. But He says, none are worthy, no matter what they look like or how they act. But you, if you hear Him calling you, can be saved.********************* Section contents: Part 2: Assurance-How you may know you are saved. ******************************* You may know you are saved because God says so in his word:********************************* “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13 *********************** “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12*************************** “...which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.” 2 Tim. 1:12 ************************* “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come unto judgment, but has passed from death to life.” John 5:24 ********************** A great many people think it a presumption for them to say they know that they are saved; rather, they feel that they can only hope for the best and will have to wait until the judgment before they know. Paul did not say to the jailer to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and perhaps he would be saved, or would have a good chance of being saved, or could hope to be saved. Paul said: ************************** “And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31 ************************* “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12 ********************** “We know that we have passed our of death into life because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” 1 John 3:14 ******************* “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.” 1 John 5:1 ********************** “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Rom 8:16 ************************* “Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5: 10-12 ******************* “Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.” Rev 22:14******************************** “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Matt 7:21 ***************************************** “Put that in black and white,” says the merchant when a good offer is made to him. God has put his promise in black and white. **************** “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13 ************ Do you say, “I don’t feel it”? Feeling is not the evidence or proof for you to trust. Your feelings may change like the wind, but God’s word never changes. He says: ******************** “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Mat 24:35 **********************