The Believer's Hymn of Assurance-Rom 8:31-39

God used the great doctrine of the keeping power of the love of God in Christ to save that famous London preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, one of the most power evangelists who ever lived. He became a Christian when he was only 15 years old. But he had already noticed that friends of his, who had begun life well, had made a wreck of their lives by falling into gross vices. Spurgeon feared that he might fall into them, too. In later years he explained his thinking. "Whatever good resolutions I might make, the probabilities were they would be good for nothing when temptation assailed me. I might be like those of whom it has been said, 'They see the devil's hook and yet cannot help nibbling at his bait.'' Spurgeon feared that he would disgrace himself and be lost. It was then that he heard that Jesus will keep His saints from falling and will bring them safely to heaven. The doctrine has a particular charm for him, and he found himself saying, "If I go to Jesus and get from Him a new heart and a right spirit, I shall be secured against these temptations into which others have fallen. I shall be preserved by Him" If was this truth with others, that brought C.H. Spurgeon to the Savior. Join us this coming Lord's Day for our 3rd look at the security of the believer; the truth that God perseveres His loved ones through all trials in this life. We will finish Romans 8 with "The Believer's Hymn of Assurance" (Rom 8:31-39).