{"id":1065,"date":"2024-02-10T11:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T11:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T11:37:42","slug":"the-assurance-of-salvation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/the-assurance-of-salvation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Assurance of Salvation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1065\" class=\"elementor elementor-1065\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-399539b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399539b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"trp-ls-language-name\">Dutch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Assurance of Salvation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c359b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c359b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>Have you ever asked, \u201cWhy don\u2019t I have assurance of my salvation? One day I feel saved, but the next day I don\u2019t.\u201d You may understand that Christ\u2019s death alone gives you safety, but you think that it is what you feel that makes you certain.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>Man\u2019s imagination sees salvation this way: \u201cThese happy feelings I have given to you who believe in the Name of the Son of God that you may hope that you have eternal life.\u201d Now open your Bible to l John 5:13 and compare man\u2019s imaginative thoughts with God\u2019s Word, which says: \u201cThese things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In Exodus 11-12, the Lord pronounced the judgment of death on the firstborn in every house in Egypt that did not have lamb\u2019s blood placed on the doorposts. Now, how did the firstborn sons of Israel know for sure that they were safe on that night of judgment? Let\u2019s visit two homes and hear what they say.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In the first house, everyone is trembling with fear. When we ask why they are so fearful, the firstborn son tells us that the angel of death is coming tonight, and he is not sure what\u2019s going to happen.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201cWhen the destroying angel has passed by our house, I\u2019ll know I\u2019m safe, but until then, I can\u2019t be sure. Next door, they say they\u2019re sure of their salvation, but we think that\u2019s presumptuous. All I can do is hope for the best.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We ask, \u201cHasn\u2019t the God of Israel provided a way of safety for His people?\u201d The son replies, \u201cYes, and we did what God told us. The blood of a spotless lamb has been sprinkled on the doorposts, but we still are not sure of our safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Now let\u2019s go next door. What a contrast! Everyone\u2019s happy. Their doorposts are painted, and they are enjoying the roasted lamb. Why all this joy on such a solemn night? They answer, \u201cWe are waiting for Jehovah\u2019s marching orders, and then we will say farewell to Egypt.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201cBut, don\u2019t you know this is a night of judgment?\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201cSure, but our firstborn son is safe. The blood has been applied according to God\u2019s orders.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201cBut that also has been done next door,\u201d we reply, \u201cand they are unhappy because they are uncertain about their safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The firstborn answers firmly, \u201cWe have more than the blood. We have God\u2019s Word about it. God said, \u2018When I see the blood, I will pass over you.\u2019 God is satisfied with the blood outside, and we are satisfied with His Word inside. The sprinkled blood makes us safe while God\u2019s Word makes us sure.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Which of these two houses was safer? The answer is that both were equally safe because their safety depended only on what God thought about the blood outside and not on their feelings inside. If you want to be sure of your blessings, don\u2019t listen to the unstable testimony of your inward emotions. Listen instead to the infallible Word of God: \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life\u201d (Jn. 6:47).\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Let me use another illustration. A man asks to rent a house, but the owner doesn\u2019t give him an answer. One day, a neighbor says, \u201cI\u2019m sure you will get that house. Don\u2019t you remember that the owner sent you a present last Christmas? He also waved to you the other day.\u201d These words fill the man with hope.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The next day, another neighbor says, \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019ll get that house. Someone else has also asked to rent it, and he is a good friend of the owner.\u201d The man\u2019s bright hopes burst like soap bubbles. One day, he has hope, and the next day, he is full of doubts.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Then, a letter comes from the owner. His face changes from suspense to joy as he reads it. He exclaims to his wife, \u201cIt\u2019s settled now. The owner says the house is ours for as long as we want to rent it. Man\u2019s opinions don\u2019t matter now that we have the owner\u2019s written word.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Many people are in a similar condition, troubled by the opinions of men or by the feelings of their hearts. It is only when they finally receive the assurance of God\u2019s Word that certainty takes the place of doubt.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>When God speaks, there must be a certainty, whether in pronouncing the damnation of the unbeliever or the believer&#8217;s salvation. \u201cForever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven\u201d (Ps. 119:89). His Word settles all. \u201cHas He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good?\u201d (Num. 23:19).\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>But you may ask, \u201cHow can I be sure that I have enough of the right kind of faith?\u201d It isn\u2019t a question of the right kind or the amount of your faith but of the trustworthiness of the Person in whom you have faith. Do you have confidence in the right Person \u2013 the Son of God?\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>One man grabs hold of Christ with a drowning man\u2019s grip, while another only touches the hem of His garment, but both are equally safe. They both made the same discovery. They can completely trust Christ and His Word and confidently rest in the eternal effectiveness of His finished work.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Make sure your confidence is not based on your good works, your religious activities, your feelings, or your moral training. You may have the strongest faith in such things and still eternally perish. The feeblest faith in Christ eternally saves; the strongest belief in self is useless.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201cI do believe in Him,\u201d said a sad-looking girl one day, \u201cbut I don&#8217;t like to say I\u2019m saved for fear I might be lying.\u201d This girl\u2019s father had gone to a livestock sale to buy sheep and had not yet returned. So I said, \u201cNow, suppose when your dad comes home, you ask him how many sheep he bought, and he says \u2018ten.\u2019 Later, someone asks you how many sheep your father bought today, and you reply, \u2018I don\u2019t want to say because I might be lying.\u2019\u201d With righteous anger, her mother, standing nearby, exclaimed, \u201cBut that would be making her father a liar!\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In like manner, this well-meaning girl was making Christ a liar by saying, \u201cI believe in Him, but I don\u2019t like to say I\u2019m saved for fear I might be lying.\u201d Christ has stated, \u201cHe who believes in Me has everlasting life\u201d (Jn. 6:47).\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>You might then ask, \u201cHow can I be sure I believe? The more I look at my faith, the less I seem to have.\u201d Maybe you are looking in the wrong direction. Your trying to believe only shows that you are on the wrong track.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Let me use another illustration. One evening, a man who is a notorious liar tells you that a friend has just been killed in an auto accident. You are not likely to believe him because you know him too well. But then a neighbor tells you the same bad news. This time, you say, \u201cSince you tell me, I believe it.\u201d I ask, \u201cWhy do you believe your neighbor and not the liar?\u201d You answer, \u201cBecause of who and what my neighbor is. He has never lied to me, and I know he never will.\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In the same way, I know I can believe the Gospel because of the One who brings me the news. \u201cIf we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son \u2026 he who does not believe God has made Him a liar because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son\u201d (1 Jn. 5:9-10).\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>An anxious person once told a preacher, \u201cI can\u2019t believe.\u201d The preacher asked, \u201cWho is it that you can\u2019t believe?\u201d This question solved the problem. He had been looking at faith as something that he had to feel within himself to be sure that he was fit for heaven. But faith always looks outside to Christ and His finished work and quietly listens to the testimony of a faithful God about both.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The outside look brings inside peace. When a man turns his face towards the sun, his shadow is behind him. You can\u2019t look at yourself and at a glorified Christ in heaven at the same time. 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class=\"upk-ss-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-social-share-text upk-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fe92b2 upk-item-match-height--yes upk-navigation-type-arrows upk-carousel-style-carousel elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-harold-carousel\" data-id=\"30fe92b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"upk-harold-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"upk-harold-carousel-30fe92b2\" class=\"upk-harold-carousel upk-arrows-align-center\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:{&quot;delay&quot;:5000},&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;watchSlidesVisibility&quot;:true,&quot;watchSlidesProgress&quot;:true,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;767&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:0,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1},&quot;1023&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:20,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}},&quot;navigation&quot;:{&quot;nextEl&quot;:&quot;#upk-harold-carousel-30fe92b2 .upk-navigation-next&quot;,&quot;prevEl&quot;:&quot;#upk-harold-carousel-30fe92b2 .upk-navigation-prev&quot;},&quot;pagination&quot;:{&quot;el&quot;:&quot;#upk-harold-carousel-30fe92b2 .swiper-pagination&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;clickable&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dynamicBullets&quot;:false},&quot;scrollbar&quot;:{&quot;el&quot;:&quot;#upk-harold-carousel-30fe92b2 .swiper-scrollbar&quot;,&quot;hide&quot;:&quot;true&quot;},&quot;coverflowEffect&quot;:{&quot;rotate&quot;:50,&quot;stretch&quot;:0,&quot;depth&quot;:100,&quot;modifier&quot;:1,&quot;slideShadows&quot;:true}}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-carousel swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Perfect Peace\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/category\/devotional\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Categorie: Devotionele\">Devotioneel<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/perfect-peace\/\" title=\"Volmaakte Vrede\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Volmaakte Vrede\">Volmaakte Vrede<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Ankers voor het leven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\".\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3 juni 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rejoice In The Lord Always\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/category\/devotional\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Categorie: Devotionele\">Devotioneel<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/rejoice-in-the-lord-always\/\" title=\"Rejoice In The Lord Always\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Rejoice In The Lord Always\">Rejoice In The Lord Always<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Ankers voor het leven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\".\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2 juni 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joy Down In My Heart\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/category\/devotional\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Categorie: Devotionele\">Devotioneel<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/joy-down-in-my-heart\/\" title=\"Joy Down In My Heart\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Joy Down In My Heart\">Joy Down In My Heart<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Ankers voor het leven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\".\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1 juni 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Love On Display\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/category\/devotional\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Categorie: Devotionele\">Devotioneel<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/love-on-display\/\" title=\"Love On Display\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Love On Display\">Love On Display<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Ankers voor het leven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\".\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t29 mei 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Christlike Christians\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/category\/devotional\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Categorie: Devotionele\">Devotioneel<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/christlike-christians\/\" title=\"Christlike Christians\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Christlike Christians\">Christlike Christians<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-author\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-user\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-author-name\">Ankers voor het leven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\".\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"upk-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"upk-harold-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t28 mei 2026\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item swiper-slide upk-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-harold-img\" 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