ASSURANCE

Certainty or confidence about one’s beliefs or actions. The “assurance of hope” (Heb 6:11) and the “assurance of faith” (Heb 10:22; 11:1) are mentioned as qualities of wholeness that lead believers to responsible living. Paul spoke of an “assured understanding” of the gospel of Christ, which resulted in love in the community (Col 2:2), and of the “assured blessing” which was his in Christ (Rom 15:29).