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How do the four atonement frameworks together ground the believer's assurance of salvation, shape the practice of prayer and confession, and define what repentance involves?

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ASSURANCE

  • Produced by faith: EPH 3:12; 2TI 1:12; HEB 10:22
  • Made full by hope: HEB 6:11,19
  • Confirmed by love: 1JN 3:14,19; 4:18
  • Is the effect of righteousness: ISA 32:17
  • Is abundant in the understanding of the gospel: COL 2:2; 1TH 1:5

Saints Privileged to Have: - Their election: PSA 4:3; 1TH 1:4 - Their redemption: JOB 19:25 - Their adoption: ROM 8:16; 1JN 3:2 - Their salvation: ISA 12:2 - Eternal life: 1JN 5:13 - The unalienable love of God: ROM 8:38,39 - Union with God and Christ: 1CO 6:15; 2CO 13:5; EPH 5:30; 1JN 2:5; 4:13 - Peace with God by Christ: ROM 5:1 - Preservation: PSA 3:6,8; 27:3-5; 46:1-3 - Answers to prayer: 1JN 3:22; 5:14,15 - Comfort in affliction: PSA 73:26; LUK 4:18; 2CO 4:8-10,16-18 - Continuance in grace: PHP 1:6 - A support in death: PSA 23:4 - A glorious resurrection: JOB 19:26; PSA 17:15; PHP 3:21; 1JN 3:2 - A kingdom: HEB 12:28; REV 5:10 - A crown: 2TI 4:7,8; JAS 1:12 - Saints give diligence to attain: 2PE 1:10,11 - Strive to maintain: HEB 3:14,18 - Confident hope in God restores: PSA 42:11

REPENTANCE

(A complete reversal of one's attitude and values, i.e. a turning toward God)

Attributed to God: GEN 6:6,7; EXO 32:14; DEU 32:36; JDG 2:18; 1SA 15:11,29,35; 2SA 24:16; 1CH 21:15; PSA 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; JER 15:6; 18:8,10; 26:3; 42:10; JOL 2:13; AMO 7:3,6; JON 3:9,10

Preaching burden of: - John the Baptist: MAT 3 - Jesus: MAT 4:17; MRK 1:15

Exhortation to: PRO 1:23-33; JER 7:3,5; 26:3; HOS 14:1-3; AMO 5:4-6; MAT 3:2

Condition of God's favor: LEV 26:40-42; 2CH 7:14

Unavailing: To Israel NUM 14:39-45; To Esau HEB 12:16,17

Unclassified Scriptures: LEV 26:40-42; DEU 4:29-31; 10:16; 30:1-3,8-10; 32:29; 1KI 8:33-50; 2CH 6:36-39; 7:14; 30:6-9; NEH 1:9; JOB 11:13-15; 22:23; 33:26-28; 34:31,32; 36:10; PSA 22:27; 34:14,18; 51:17; 95:7,8; 147:3; PRO 1:22,23; 9:6; 28:13; ISA 10:21; 22:12; 31:6; 44:22; 46:8; 55:6,7; 57:15; 59:20; 61:1,2; JER 3:4,12-14,19; 4:1-4,14; 6:8,16; 7:5,7; 13:15,16; 18:8,11; 24:7; 25:5; 26:3,13; 31:9; 36:3,7; 50:4,5; EZK 7:16; 11:18-20; 12:3; 14:6; 16:61-63; 18:21-23,27,28,30-32; 20:43; 33:10-12,14-16,19; 36:31; 37:23; DAN 4:27; HOS 2:7; 3:5; 5:15; 10:12; 12:6; 14:1,2; JOL 1:14; 2:12,13,15-18; AMO 4:12; 5:6,15; JON 3:8,9; HAG 1:7; ZEC 1:3; 12:10; MAL 3:7; MAT 3:2,7,8; 4:17; 5:4; 9:13; MRK 1:4,15; 2:17; 6:12; LUK 3:3; 5:32; 6:21; 10:13; 13:1-5; 15:1-10; 18:10-14; 24:47; ACT 2:38,40; 3:19; 5:31; 8:22; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; ROM 2:4; 11:23; 14:11; EPH 5:14; 2TI 2:25; HEB 6:1; JAS 4:8-10; 1JN 1:9; REV 2:5; 3:2,3,19

CONFESSION (OF SIN)

  • Lev 5:5; 26:40; Num 5:5-7; Jdg 10:10,15; 1 Sam 12:10; 1 Ki 8:47; Ezr 9:6,15; Neh 1:6,7; 9:2,33-35; Job 7:20; 40:4,5; Psa 31:10; 32:3,5; 38:4-8,10,18; 40:12; 51:3,4; 69:5; 106:6,7; 119:176; 130:3; Prov 28:13; Isa 6:5; 59:12,13; Jer 3:13,25; 14:7,20; Lam 1:18; 3:42; 5:16; Dan 9:5-15

Confession of Christ: MAT 3:11; 7:21-23; 10:32,33; LUK 12:8; JHN 1:15-18; 9:22-38; 12:42,43; ACT 8:35-37; 18:5; 19:4,5; ROM 10:9-11; 1CO 12:3; 1JN 1:6; 2:4; 4:2,3,15

INTERCESSION

Of Man with God: GEN 20:7; EXO 28:12,29,30,38; 32:9-14; NUM 6:23-26; 14:11-21; 16:46-50; DEU 5:5; 7:9; 9:18,20,25-29; 1SA 7:5-8; 12:23; 15:24-26,30; JOB 1:5; 9:32,33; 16:21; 42:8-10; PSA 122:6; ISA 62:6,7; 65:8; JER 5:1; 7:16; 11:14; 14:11; 15:1; 29:7; EZK 22:30; MAT 8:5-13; MRK 6:55,56; EPH 6:18; 1TI 2:1,2; HEB 13:18; JAS 5:14-20; 1PE 2:5,9; 1JN 5:16

ATONEMENT (Unclassified Key Passages)

ISA 53:4-12; DAN 9:24-27; ZEC 13:1; MAT 26:28; LUK 22:20; 24:46,47; JHN 1:29,36; 6:51; ACT 17:2,3; 20:28; ROM 3:24-26; 4:25; 5:1,2,6-11,15-21; 1CO 1:17-18,23-24; 15:3; 2CO 5:18,19; GAL 1:3,4; 4:4,5; EPH 1:7; 2:13-18; COL 1:14,19-22; 1TH 5:9,10; 1TI 2:5,6; TIT 2:14; HEB 1:3; 2:9,17; 9:12-15,25,26; 10:1-20; 12:24; 13:12,20,21; 1PE 1:18-20; 2:24; 3:18; 1JN 1:7; 2:2; 3:5; 4:10; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

RECONCILIATION

LEV 8:15; EZE 45:15; DAN 9:24; ROM 5:1,10; 11:15; 2CO 5:18-21; EPH 2:15-18; COL 1:20-22; HEB 2:17

FORGIVENESS

EXO 23:4-5; MAT 6:12,14-15; 18:21-35; EPH 4:32; COL 3:13; LUK 23:34; 1JN 1:9

PRAYER (Access/Boldness Passages)

HEB 4:16; HEB 10:22,23; EPH 2:18; 3:11,12,20; ROM 8:26; REV 5:8; 8:3,4

PURITY OF HEART

PSA 24:3-5; 51:7; 65:3; ISA 1:18,25; 6:7; HEB 9:13,14; 10:2; 1JN 3:3; JAS 4:8; 1PE 1:22

SORROW FOR SIN

2CO 7:9-11; PSA 51:1-17; ISA 53:11; MAT 26:37-44; ACT 2:37

FAITH (Key Assurance Passages)

GEN 15:6; PSA 2:12; HAB 2:4; ROM 4:3,5; 5:1; EPH 2:8; 3:12; 2TI 1:12; HEB 10:22; 11:1

  • SALVATION: ROM 5:1-5; GAL 1:4; 4:4-5; EPH 1:3-23; COL 1:12-13; 1TH 5:8-10
  • GRACE OF GOD: GEN 15:6; ROM 3:22-24; 4:4-5,16; 11:6; EPH 2:8-10; TIT 2:11-12; 2TI 1:9
  • SELF-CONDEMNATION: 2SA 24:17; JOB 9:20; ROM 2:1
  • CONSECRATION: PSA 51:17; ROM 6:13,16,19; 12:1; 2CO 8:5