"God is unchangeable in his covenant of grace. This was made with Christ from everlasting, and stands fast with him; it is as immoveable as a rock, and can never be broken; the blessings of it are sure mercies, flow from the sovereign grace and mercy of God, and are sure and firm, being according to his unchangeable will, and are what he never repents of, nor revokes. . . . Rom. xi. 29. and viii. 30. the promises of the covenant, which are gone out of his mouth and lips are unalterable; what has been said of purposes may be said of promises, that they were made before the world were, by God, that cannot lie, who is all-wise, all-knowing, and all-powerful, and faithful to perform them." - John Gill, The Body of Divinity, Pg. 40
God's promises are never alterable. This is where assurance comes from. Even in the WCF Assurance is not grounded in our works but is grounded from the infallible promises of God. It is between God and Christ. It does not change. That is the gospel. Stay focus on who Jesus is. Justification is by faith alone. The Gospel assumes election. But, you can speak of all other points of doctrine and yet miss the gospel.
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