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Q80: Can true believers be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace, and that they shall persevere therein unto salvation?
A80: Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavor to walk in all good conscience before him,[1] may, without extraordinary revelation, by faith grounded upon the truth of God's promises, and by the Spirit enabling them to discern in themselves those graces to which the promises of life are made,[2] and bearing witness with their spirits that they are the children of God,[3] be infallibly assured that they are in the estate of grace, and shall persevere therein unto salvation.[4]
  1. (1Jn 2:3) By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

  2. (1Co 2:12) Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

    (1Jn 3:14, 18-19, 21, 24) We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. . . Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him . . . Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; . . . The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

    (1Jn 4:13, 16) By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. . . We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

    (Heb 6:11-12) And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

  3. (Rom 8:16) The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,

  4. (1Jn 5:13) These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.