The September 2026 issue of Tabletalk will explore the doctrine of assurance of salvation. Many Christians struggle at times with doubt regarding the genuineness of their faith and their standing before God. Some lack assurance because they look for confidence in themselves instead of in Christ, while others misunderstand the nature of assurance altogether, treating it either as unattainable or as something disconnected from holiness. Scripture, however, teaches that believers may attain a true and well-grounded confidence of their salvation through faith in Christ, the promises of God, the inward testimony of the Holy Spirit, and the evidences of grace at work in their lives. This issue of Tabletalk will help readers understand the biblical foundation, nature, obstacles, and growth of assurance so that they may be strengthened in faith, comforted in Christ, and encouraged toward greater maturity in the Christian life.
Contributors include Thomas Brewer, Cornelis P. Venema, R. Carlton Wynne, Brian Cosby, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Stanley D. Gale, Jon D. Payne, Kyle Borg, John C.A. Ferguson, Joel Kim, Tessa Thompson, Lane Tipton, Aaron D. Messner, Rut Etheridge III, and Karrie Hahn Devlin.