John Murray's book Redemption Accomplished and Applied makes Redemption a process. For instance in his book in Chapter 8 on Perseverance he writes that one thing saints do is persevere. Of course, he says this act of perseverance is of God (Page 169). The saints are kept (Page 164). But with all this being said, he makes our Perseverance an application process of Redemption. The question then becomes how do you know you are saved? What are the grounds for which we may deduce we are saved? For some people it is that they give to charity, or go to church, or so Christian things. However, again others as long as they persevere they shall be assured.
The Bible however tells us that salvation is found in no other name but the name Christ Jesus. Saints know and are assured of their salvation because He died for the sins elect alone and propitiated the wrath of God and was buried and was raised again 3 days late. This is how we know the love of God (Ephesians 3).
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