and therefore that does not belong to the essence of faith. The essence of faith consists in receiving what God has revealed.” b. The Assurance That Is Essential to Faith Let us turn to the Word of God to see what light it sheds on the point in question. It is abundantly evident from Scripture that faith includes something more than an intellectual conviction concerning the truth of what is contained in the Word of God, and particularly of the way of redemption revealed in Jesus Christ. The Roman
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