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The Bible promises that those the Lord loves are chastened.
The Bible promises that those the Lord loves are persecuted for righteousness' sake.
The Bible promises that those the Lord loves struggle with sin.
These are three of the biggies that I point people toward for assurance.
Many say they are believers but go on in rebellion and they seem to prosper because of it. Where is the chastening?
Many say they are believers yet are loved by the world. Where is the persecution?
Many say they are believers but they do not struggle with sin. They rationalize it, they ignore it, they disguise it, but they do not struggle with it. They have no desire to actually repent of it. They never say, "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members." Where is the struggle?
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