Letters of Samuel Rutherford IV: Assurance of Faith
This week we continue reading from the prison letters of Samuel Rutherford. Though he was suffering under house arrest, Rutherford never lost his pastoral concern for his people.
Many in his day had been baptized into the national church and assumed themselves to be Christians. Yet Rutherford recognized that outward identification did not necessarily mean true conversion. As a result, many were left either with false assurance or deep uncertainty, and they turned to him for help.
In this letter, Rutherford offers careful and tender counsel on the nature of assurance. Drawing from 1 John, he…
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