No 1
How can I know for sure that I am saved?
This is the first in a series of
questions that begin with the designation “By the way”. These questions,
which seem very basic at the outset, are fundamental in understanding God’s plan
for humanity. The above question was
once asked of me by a Sunday School student who had been attending church for a
long time and needed some reassurance of the decision she had taken earlier in
her life. Salvation is a gift of God and
you either have it or you don’t; it’s as simple as that. When someone gives you say…. a birthday gift,
you can’t say well maybe I have it, but I’m not sure. When we made the decision to repent of our
sins and accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour, “
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that holy Spirit of promise,” Ephesians 1:13), we were sealed by the Holy Spirit “ And I
give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand.” (John 10:28).
Of course, when it comes down to the nitty gritty of the matter, there
are only two persons who really know that we are saved: God and ourselves. Agreed, there are times when we ask ourselves
if we are really saved because we are in difficult circumstances; let me say
just this – the Bible does not tell lies.
When we are unsure of our relationship with God, His Word is our only
recourse. We must feast on His Word
every day and not just take light snacks by reading a daily devotional that is
primarily composed of a certain man’s view of God; it must be more than
that. Jesus Christ Himself said “Sanctify
them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John