Faith Seeking Assurance

It is not uncommon for professing Christians to question the genuineness of their faith. In seasons like this, they can wonder whether it is even possible to know for sure if they are in a state of saving grace. In this book, Anthony Burgess shows that Christians not only can come to an assurance of their salvation but should pursue it. Burgess provides helpful advice for avoiding a presumptuous spirit while developing a humble confidence in grace. Here is a book that will help you understand the marks of grace and avoid some common abuses associated with self-examination. Read it with an open Bible and a prayerful heart, looking to the Holy Spirit as your faith seeks assurance.

1. Opening Credits
2. Preface
3. Chapter 1: The Necessary and Advantage of Assurance
4. Chapter 2: Additional Advantages of Assurance
5. Chapter 3: Can Hypocrites Attain Practical Knowledge about Religion?
6. Chapter 4: Assurance May Be Experienced
7. Chapter 5: The Adjurrets of Assurance
8. Chapter 6: The Difference between True Assurance and Presumption
9. Chapter 7: Remedies for Carnal Confidence and Directions to the Godly Who Lack Assurance
10. Chapter 8: Marks of Grace and Assurance
11. Chapter 9: Using Signs for Assurance and Proving That They Evidence Justification
12. Chapter 10: The Lawfulness and Obligation of Proceeding by Signs, and Answering Doubts
13. Chapter 11: How People Miscarry in Self-Examination by Signs
14. Chapter 12: The Duty and Particulars of Assurance
15. Chapter 13: The Assurance of Our Calling Demonstrated, and Answers to Objections
16. Chapter 14: Assurance versus Presumptions, with Directions to the Godly
17. Closing Credits

Joel R. Beeke

Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as a minister at the Heritage Reformed Congregation located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds the positions of editor for the Puritan Reformed Journal and the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth. In addition, Dr. Beeke is the editorial director for Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Perhaps best-known of Dr. Beeke’s esteemed academic positions, however, is with Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he served the Body of Christ from the school’s founding in 1995 through 2023, when he then moved to the position of Chancellor, as well as teaching Systematic Theology and Homiletics as a beloved professor.

An expert on the Puritans, Joel Beeke was honored with a Fetschrift entitled Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke.