This post is written to you — the person who grew up in a Dutch Reformed church, who knows the catechism, who has sat under serious preaching, who understands something of sin and misery, and who is, perhaps for the first time or perhaps for the hundredth time, genuinely longing to come to Christ. And yet somehow you cannot. Or more precisely: you have been taught, in ways subtle and not so...
“Am I truly saved?” If you’ve wrestled with that question, you’re not alone. Many Christians struggle with assurance, wondering if their faith is real or if they’ve somehow missed the mark. Some days you feel close to God. Other days you wonder if you’re fooling yourself. The good news is that our Reformed confessions address this struggle directly—not with...
This can be a very pressing question that weighs on the hearts of those who have been introduced to the Reformed doctrines of grace, often known as Calvinism or “TULIP”. The reality of divine election (that God has chosen some unto salvation before the foundation of the world) can make us anxious. “Am I one of the elect? How can I know for certain?” The Answer Is Simpler...