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How do we know our names are written in heaven?

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Believers can know their names are written in heaven through faith in Christ, as it is a divine declaration based on God's grace.

In Luke 10:20, Jesus tells His disciples to rejoice because their names are written in heaven, indicating that their assurance stems from God's sovereign choice rather than their own works. This concept of assurance is grounded in Romans 8:28-30, which states that those God predestined, He also called and justified. Thus, our faith is a response to the grace that God has already bestowed upon us, affirming both our identity in Christ and the reality of our salvation as rooted in God's election and redemptive work.
Scripture References: Luke 10:20, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:16, Luke 10:21-20, Philippians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 6:11

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Luke 10:17-20
J.C. Ryle · Jul 8, 2016
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