Faith with Assurance: To Live in Christ with Confidence
Description
Not everyone has a dramatic conversion experience like St. Paul did. Satan can use this lack of specific experience to plant doubt in us, especially when we become spiritually weak. Even the great leaders such as Charles Spurgeon and Mother Teresa suffered with lack of assurance. Such struggles of a believer may be an indication that he or she is not suffering from false assurance (87% of Americans said that they are sure they will go to heaven according to a survey; clearly many of them have false assurance).
We may become uncertain about our salvation, hope in heaven, answers to prayers, calling to mission, etc., by looking at our shortcomings before God. Clearly this is not what God wants for us. He wants us to live a life of faith with confidence (1Th 1:4-5) as more than conquerors (Ro 8:37). This course is designed to help us to find the ways to live a victorious life of faith with assurance through exploring the relevant word of God and sharing our own personal experiences.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, we will understand what it means to have assurance in God, several factors that can cause the erosion in assurance, what should be the basis of our assurance, and what can be done if we still lack assurance. We can live a life of faith, with the help of the word of God and guidance of the Holy Spirit, with convictions of God’s work in our lives. This course will explore the word of God that can help students to have assurance in the following five areas: 1. Assurance of personal salvation; 2. Assurance of answered prayers; 3. Assurance about God’s calling for mission; 4. Assurance of God’s presence in life; and 5. Assurance of eternal life in heaven.
Required Texts and Materials
Whitney, Donald S., How can I be sure I'm a Christian? The Satisfying Certainty of Eternal Life, (2019); NavPress. ISBN: 978-1-64158-184-4
Park, S.H., To Live a Life of Faith with Assurance, (2020); Elman Publishers. ISBN: 978-89-5515-668-3
Online materials (a list to be provided by the instructor)
Language
English
Course Schedule
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Week 1 - Oct 15
11:00 AM -
Week 2 - Oct 22
11:00 AM -
Week 3 - Oct 29
11:00 AM -
Week 4 - Nov 05
11:00 AM -
Week 5 - Nov 12
11:00 AM
Instructor
Dr. Daniel Y. Lee
Dr. Daniel Y. Lee is a missionary who is serving the UBF ministry in Shippensburg (located in the beautiful Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania). He is also an emeritus professor of economics at Shippensburg University. His three children (Daniel James, Sarah, and Esther) all serve the Lord in their respective mission fields with their families. He and his wife (Deborah) enjoy... Read More
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