How Can I Be Sure I Won't Fall Away?

<p>Episode 443 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.</p> <p><a href= "https://corechristianity.com/resource-library/episodes/how-can-i-be-sure-i-wont-fall-away"> Show Notes</a></p> <p><a href="CoreChristianity.com">CoreChristianity.com</a></p> <p>Key questions answered in today's show:</p> <div> <p>1. Based on <a class="esv-crossref-link" href= "https://www.esv.org/Isaiah%2054%3A5/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Isaiah 54:5</a>, I’ve heard people say, we are “married to Christ” or that Jesus is my “husband.” Is this accurate to say? We, the church, are the bride of Christ, but am I also married to Christ? </p> <p>2. I had a question about just how many apostles there are. It seems clear, in passages like <a class="esv-crossref-link" href="https://www.esv.org/revelation%2021/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">revelation 21</a> that there are 12 apostles, but in sections such as <a class="esv-crossref-link" href= "https://www.esv.org/Acts%2014/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Acts 14</a>, verse 14, we hear Paul and Barnabas are apostles too, but they're not counted among the 12. So I was wondering how we reconcile those two different sets of numbers. </p> <p>3. Recently, I have been learning a lot about doctrines, like election, that I wasn’t aware of before, and I’m having difficulty understanding. I hear a lot of people talk about how there are professing Christians who aren’t true Christians, and how they are self-deceived. If so many people are self-deceived, how can anyone ever be certain of salvation? If a person can go years in the faith and then fall away, how do I know I will persevere? What am I missing that the confident Christian possesses? I am really uncertain of my salvation and feeling hopeless. </p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601786875/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1601786875&linkCode=as2&tag=whihorinn08-20&linkId=f59fa3b916bec6088df9b26cddba3db0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Future of