How did Les establish his assurance of salvation from the Bible?
Assurance was established by showing verse after verse and comparing Scripture with Scripture rather than relying on isolated bits and pieces. This method puts a person on solid ground, with 2 Peter chapter 1 given as an example of that scriptural comparison.
Les explains that he asked the woman to show her hope from the Word, but she could only point to bits and pieces of just two verses. In contrast, he told her why he had his hope and showed her verse after verse for the benefit of the whole class, comparing Scripture with Scripture. He maintains that you have to know what you are and where you are going based on comparing Scripture with Scripture, and then you are on solid ground. He then turns to 2 Peter chapter 1 as an example of that method.