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What does the Bible say about assurance of salvation?

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The Bible emphasizes the importance of having assurance of salvation, encouraging believers to make their calling and election sure (2 Peter 1:10-11).

The doctrine of assurance of salvation is both implied and expressed throughout Scripture. 2 Peter 1:10 encourages believers to give diligence in making their calling and election sure, suggesting that assurance is vital for a comfortable and holy walk with God. Similarly, Paul in Colossians 2:1-2 speaks of believers being knit together in love and finding the riches of full assurance. This underscores the fact that assurance is not an unattainable goal but a part of the believers' journey towards a deeper relationship with Christ.
Scripture References: 2 Peter 1:10-11, Colossians 2:1-2, Hebrews 10:22, 1 John 5:11-13, Romans 3:20, Ephesians 1:3-14, John 6:37, Romans 8:16, 1 John 4:12-21, Romans 5:5, 1 John 2:3-6, Psalm 35:3, John 10:27-28, Romans 11:29, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 4:16, Romans 10:17, Ephesians 1:4-5, 2 Timothy 1:9, John 5:24, 1 John 3:19-24, Colossians 2:2-3, Hebrews 11:6, Romans 8:33-34, 2 Peter 1:10, John 14:1-3, Isaiah 32:17, Hebrews 4:11, 1 John 5:13, Ephesians 1:6, 2 Timothy 1:12, Philippians 3:8-9, Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Psalm 20:6, Hebrews 7:25, Romans 5:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-4, Romans 8:28-39, Hebrews 6:18, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 John 2:1, Isaiah 12:2, 1 John 3:19-21, Hebrews 4:9-10, 2 Timothy 4:3, Romans 4:5, John 16:25-28, Ephesians 2:4-5, 1 John 4:9, Colossians 2:1-3, Colossians 2:1-7, John 19:30, Romans 7:24, Hebrews 6:17-19, Philippians 3:1-14, Romans 7:24-25, 1 John 5:20, 1 John 2:12, Romans 8:34, Joshua 3:9-17, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Galatians 2:21, Genesis 15:6, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Hebrews 10:19-22, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 5:9-13, Isaiah 64:6, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 10:19-23, Romans 5:1, Romans 3:22, Colossians 2:10, Colossians 2:6, John 10:28-29, Romans 8:38-39, Isaiah 58, Romans 8:26-39, Psalm 56:12-13, Romans 8:32, Hebrews 6:11, Hebrews 6:19, Romans 10:13, Hebrews 6:13-20, Romans 4:3, Romans 10:3, Titus 3:4-7, John 17:3, Philippians 1:29, 1 John 5:12, 1 John 5:14-15, Philippians 3:3, Romans 10:4, John 5:22, Judges 13, 1 John 4:17, John 6:47, Hebrews 6:11-12, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Romans 10:9, 1 John 1:3

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