There should be (and is) a clear and important distinction maintained between the security and assurance of our salvation. The former is an objective ontic fact grounded in the work of Christ applied by the Spirit, while the latter is a subjective noetic experience grounded in the word of Christ...
John 3:5
Jesus answered, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."
We had discussed John 3 recently in a men's Bible study and I floated a couple of ideas which, surprisingly, were not immediately shot down. (Dutch Reformed...