Once we know Him; and are convinced by the Holy Spirit that He is who He claimed to be–we are able to see clearly that any religion that fails to put Him (Jesus) at the heart of their worldview or perspective, is ipso facto (automatically) fallacious.  Our understanding of this does not necessitate our becoming obnoxious or unpleasant; instead, it simply helps us comprehend the truth of the world around us, and of the poor lost people found therein.

This treatise will attempt, in customarily-economical fashion, to establish answers to the following three important questions. . . . One, “How do I know that the Christian faith (religion) is the one true religion (faith)?”  Two, “How can I be sure that all other religions are false?”  And three, “How can I know if a man is truly-called to be a pastor (in the church)?”

As for the first query, a person may know that the Christian faith is the one true one–but one huge qualifier is absolutely necessary for this to be possible; and that is the experience of the miracle of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, as the atonement of Jesus Christ is applied to the soul.  Even when this condition is met, many factors inherent in our initially-fallen state can cloud the apprehension and appreciation of the grace of assurance (that Christianity is the true religion).  But nonetheless, it is still possible.

The Holy Spirit uses the Holy Scriptures to form and inform the newborn mind of Christ in a true believer, (see 1 Cor. 2:16b); and the redeemed saint has no real doubt about the truthfulness of the sacred text’s teaching.  As he or she grows in understanding and experience, the regenerated churchman also recognizes the remarkable harmony of the Scripture’s teaching with all the relevant facts of life.

Still, it must be said that it is the Holy Spirit’s own deep-seated testimony to the soul of the redeemed, that Jesus Christ’s blood has thoroughly cleansed that heart, which is the determining factor in the attainment of solid assurance–that (indeed) the Christian faith is the one true one. . . . Someone might object, that this feature is too subjective.

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